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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

of Somerset CCC, Simon Lee, about the importance of our weather forecasts for pitch maintenance. Why choose the Met Office? The UK’s official weather service and global forecast centre Meteorological provider to many high-profile sporting events, including the 2012 London Olympics World-leading science 24/7 support, 365 days a year Reliable and flexible forecasting capability Key contributor to understanding climate change  

on Easter Saturday at Heathrow, London (1949), Mildenhall, Suffolk (1949) and Wisley, Surrey (2011). If you have plans over the weekend, get the latest on the weather using our forecast pages, Twitter or Facebook, as well as using our new mobile app which is available for iPhone from the App store and for Android from the Google Play store. Search for "Met Office" in store.

a red weather warning was issued, and 100,000 homes and businesses lost power. In the UK, there was some localized transport disruption with some road closures and disruption to rail, air and ferry services. Flights were cancelled at several airports, including at least 50 flights to and from London

report of MOSACs annual November meeting to the Board. • The Board noted the report and expressed thanks for the very helpful work and feedback MOSAC provides. JH re-iterated that it was genuinely appreciated by all involved and should be fed back to MOSAC members. • The Board requested some more detail about the progress and preparation work for the Olympics. • The next meeting was confirmed as London (Feb 28th) • Close of Meeting

selected experts: Dr David Stainforth (London School of Economics and Political Science), Prof Kevin Horsburgh (National Oceanography Centre) and Dr Francis Zwiers (University of Victoria)

, FSA, EA; developed during and since the response to the Fukushima-Daiichi 2011 accident.  Volcanic ash modelling to support the Met Office’s role as the London VAAC; used during the eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull in 2010 and Grimsvotn in 2011 and continues to be developed.   Development and support

, to improve climate adaptation and resilience. The Commonwealth Summit on 19-20 April in London will be an important forum for discussions about responding to the impacts of climate change. In order to build a sustainable future, countries need to mitigate climate change, reduce vulnerability and increase resilience.

and areas for model improvement are prioritised through engagement with model user groups. Process Evaluation Groups and working groups address priority areas of research such as convection and ensemble spread. In addition, the team provides evaluation, development and support for the 300m London model and maintains and develops RAD Trialling Suites to make then more user friendly, robust and computationally efficient.

England, with some locations near London recording little or no rain for a 57-day period. The lack of rain led to drier soils which increased the high maximum temperatures in south-east England during late July. The oceanic and atmospheric conditions over the North Atlantic are identified