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A number of new clouds have been named as World Meteorological Day is marked around the globe.

The cloud species Volutus has been officially named as a new species of cloud in the World Meteorological Organization’s Cloud Atlas. The new cloud species name will now be used by meteorologists operationally around the world.  As well as a new species, several new ‘special clouds

. January sees around 41 mm falling during the whole month, with most of it falling on the northwestern side of the island. This tends to fall very heavily in short bursts, so despite being the wettest month, there are still plenty of warm, dry days to enjoy. Tenerife weather in February Warm sunny days

fairly windy conditions in the west, with gusts in places up to perhaps 60mph in the lee of high ground. Showers will be heaviest in the west with the chance of some thundery bursts, while rain will be more persistent in the north, where temperatures will also remain somewhat lower. Where the southeast

and just an isolated shower possible for Scotland. Cloud will build across Northern Ireland in the afternoon, with rain by evening, and it will turn breezier in the northwest. After a chill this morning, things are warming up this afternoon Although temperatures are generally below average, it will still

1. Phantom rain Under certain conditions, rain can fall from the sky without ever reaching the ground. It happens when rain falling from a cloud evaporates or sublimes as it approaches the earth's surface. This creates what is known as Virga clouds, a tail or wisp extending from a cloud

Monday 18 July 1955 (Record 24 hour Rainfall (0900-0900) in the United Kingdom) Weather chart for 1200 UTC on 18 July 1955 General summary Scotland and Northern Ireland, apart from misty low cloud and outbreaks of drizzle down the east coast, had a fine day with good spells of sunshine especially

An initial burst of warm weather being drawn northwards from France on Wednesday will mean there is a chance temperatures could reach 28°C in the London area. A cold front will bring cooler conditions for Thursday and Friday before air with origins over the tropical Atlantic brings a return of warm

to thaw rapidly. This created a serious problem. The ground was still frozen solid due to the weeks of cold weather, leaving the melting snow with nowhere to go. As the warmer weather moved across the UK, the melt-water poured into rivers and caused many to burst their banks. Flooding problems began

. Met Office Chief Meteorologist Matthew Lehnert said: “An area of rain is expected to move into southwest England early on Saturday, moving northeast through the day with some heavy bursts at times. This is likely to bring some rain to London from mid-morning. Further north in Scotland, northern

temperatures drop – such as getting your boiler serviced and insulating exposed pipes to help prevent them from freezing and bursting. I always keep an eye on the weather forecast, as that can help indicate what sort of week I will have, particularly if temperatures drop below freezing.  Luckily it has