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Meteorological Director in Homa Bay, and Vincent Sakwa, the County Meteorological Director in Kakamega. Paul is an experienced maritime forecaster. Vincent is an experienced severe weather forecaster. The National Meteorological Centre in Nairobi should provide 24/7 support to these two forecasters to ensure

, affecting parts of the M6 and M60. Some COVID vaccination centres were closed due to snow in Newcastle and West Yorkshire on the 14th, with flooding to roads causing travel disruption; there were reports of cars stranded in flood water in Hertfordshire and flooded railway lines in Essex. Storm

down to a blustery westerly with some heavy and thundery showers, running especially into western and southern coastal regions. Across Scotland and northern England the skies remained cloudy, with outbreaks of mostly light rain, but showers in the northwest later in the evening. Significant weather

at: www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/library Introduction A thunderstorm can be described as one or more sudden electrical discharges, manifested by a flash of light (lightning) and a sharp or rumbling sound (thunder). Thunderstorms are associated with convective clouds and are most often, but not necessarily

monitoring and response is coordinated by an Emergency Operations Centre. The centre prepares a table of the administrative districts most affected by cholera. The CRM risk scores and rainfall forecasts are considered alongside this data and the districts are then ranked into low-high risk categories

A rainbow is an arc-shaped spectrum of light which is created by refraction and reflection.

Rainbows are caused when rays of light from the Sun hit water droplets which reflect some of the light back towards an observer. The water droplets are usually raindrops, but could also be spray from a waterfall, a fountain, or even fog. To see a rainbow, you must have the Sun shining behind you

conditions for ocean modelling. The Met Office gathers marine observations from five main sources: Marine automatic weather stations - moored buoys, light vessels, offshore installations etc. Voluntary observing ships - merchant ships which cross the world's oceans Shipbourne automatic weather

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Aerosols a collection of airborne particles, typically less than 100th of a millimetre in size, that reside in the atmosphere. Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) a measure of how much light airborne particles prevent from passing through a column

an 80% target. 5.3 Action: MG to update the Consultation Plan in light of PWSCG comments. Date of Next Meeting: Wednesday 15 th July 2015, BIS, London Future Meetings: Wednesday 21 st October 2015, Heathrow Compass Centre, London Wednesday 27 th January 2016, BIS, London Wednesday 27 th April 2016, tbc

isobars on the chart so we can assume that the winds will be light and variable although mainly north-easterly on the planned route and, when considering the time of year, it is possible for sea breezes to develop around the coasts. Looking at the wider flow, the airmass seems to have a mixture