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• What are the August Bank Holiday’s current weather records?

  August Bank Holiday Monday on record for the UK and England was 33.2°C, recorded at both Heathrow (London) and Cambridge Botanic Garden on 26 August 2019, while Scotland’s highest was 25.6°C at Kelso (Roxburghshire) in 1984. Wales reached 26.5°C at Crossway (Gwent) in 1991, and Northern Ireland saw

• Uniting experts to unlock the next generation of weather and climate innovation

  and climate innovation Author: Met Office Tue 10 Mar 2026 This week, the Met Office will bring together senior leaders from government, technology and industry for Met Office in the Cloud at the Royal Society in London. This landmark gathering comes at a pivotal moment for weather and climate

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  being evacuated. Meanwhile a wildfire in Dagenham, east London on the 15th saw further house evacuations with around eight hectares of land scorched, according to local Fire and Rescue service reports. The 12th saw temperatures reaching 33C in Cardiff and on the same day there were reports of the heat

• NCIC Monthly Summary

  was near average in some western areas, but well above average further east, with over 200% of normal for London and the south-east and also parts of Aberdeenshire and Moray. Sunshine was particularly low for much of England and Wales, with only the south of Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man

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  being evacuated. Meanwhile a wildfire in Dagenham, east London on the 15th saw further house evacuations with around eight hectares of land scorched, according to local Fire and Rescue service reports. The 12th saw temperatures reaching 33C in Cardiff and on the same day there were reports of the heat

• World Area Forecast Centre (WAFC)

  about our WAFC London performance indicators  What Does a WAFC Provide?  SIGWX Forecasts: SIGWX charts are essential for pilots, providing a broad overview of significant weather relevant to their flight. Elements visible in these charts include jet streams (wind speeds exceeding 80 knots), areas

• Space weather

  with University College London, the Met Office is examining model forecasts of space weather events and comparing these with observations to characterise model performance. This approach is a very effective way of pinpointing sources of model error, and it is possible to use this information to improve

• Supporting the military since World War I

  Geddes, were granted temporary appointments in the General List as Captain and Lieutenant respectively. The service was supported by the Meteorological Office in London, which became operational 24/7 for the first time.          The Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle of Ypres

• Met Office will deliver more impact, innovation and value as new strategy launched

  and the relevance of the Met Office in achieving these missions. As an example of the economic value the Met Office brings, London Economics estimates the Met Office will add £56 billion of value to the UK economy over the next decade – £19 for every £1 of public money invested. You can read more about the new Met Office strategy for 2025-2030 on our website.

• Urban climate impacts

  this understanding to design cities that are more resilient and adaptable. The Met Office is providing a new set of probabilistic climate projections for London that are fully consistent with the methodologies adopted by the UK Climate Projections (UKCP09). PROMETHEUS The use of probabilistic climate data