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• Climate change made severe UK fires in 2022 six times more likely

  That summer saw temperatures in this country hit 40°C for the first time and left firefighters stretched, with London Fire Brigade having its ‘busiest day since the Second World War’. The study, involving the Met Office, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and University of Exeter, highlights how

• uk-seasonal-pollen-forecast-datasheet_2019pdf

  Midlands 13. West Midlands 14. Wales 15. Southwest England 16. London and Southeast England Service options 1. 30 day pollen forecast (commentary). Issued Friday only. 2. 3 day pollen forecast. Issued daily. 3. 5 day pollen forecast. Issued daily. 4. Historical pollen forecast data available on request

• Wintry, unsettled conditions continue

  briefly turn to sleet or snow over lower ground across the Midlands, East Anglia and areas north of London, although accumulations here are likely to be small.” Rain, sleet and snow will quickly clear eastwards by late morning and any snow at lower levels will soon thaw. On Friday and Saturday

• Hot and humid this weekend

  to see temperatures in excess of 30°C in June – we can expect to see at least one day where a temperature of over 30 °C is recorded in three years out of ten. The last time we saw temperatures exceed 30 degrees in June was 30th June 2015 when temperatures reached 30.5 at Northolt, London during

• Met Office Climate Programme delivered almost £2 billion in economic value for the UK

  and the continuing work of the HCCP enables local and national governments and industries to make informed decisions that future-proof the UK's infrastructure and economic assets. This analysis was commissioned by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and carried out by London Economics and Frazer Nash Consultancy, contributing to the findings of a wider economic analysis of the Met Office published in September 2024.  

• Reflecting on an historic spell for weather and climate

  extreme hot spell were the overnight temperatures which also broke previous records by a large margin with Kenley Airfield, Greater London recording a minimum of 25.8°C beating the previous record by 1.9°C “At country and regional level the previous two days has also seen Wales and Scotland produce

• Chance of summer heatwaves now thirty times more likely

  recorded at Felsham (Suffolk); 32 °C was exceeded widely across East Anglia and south-east England on both 26 and 27 July and temperatures reached 35 °C on both dates in parts of East Anglia, Kent and central London. Temperatures above 35 °C are unusual but not unprecedented in the UK having been

• Amber thunderstorm warning issued for southeast England and East Anglia

  running to 8am on Sunday covering the East Midlands, London and the South East and wider eastern areas. Heat Health Alerts are issued when temperatures could affect people’s health and lead to an increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people. Weekend weather A few showers are expected

• New Temperature Records for the UK.

  for January. This beats the previous UK record of 13.1C set at Magilligan (Londonderry) in 2016 and the previous English record of 13.0C set at London St James Park in 2008. There is also a new Welsh January daily minimum temperature record with Trawsgoed (Dyfed) recording 12.8C beating the previous record

• Prolonged rain triggers series of rainfall warnings

  than average over the weekend, especially across parts of eastern and southern England. There is potential for sheltered locations north of London to even reach 17.0 C over the weekend. The higher temperatures are expected to remain into next week, but these will be accompanied by unsettled