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, 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

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

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

, Brown et al. (2014) estimated a 20-year return level of 35.7°C for summer TXx in London, for 1961-90. Such rare daily events can occur either during short spells of hot weather associated with particular synoptic conditions (e.g. during 2018, McCarthy et al., 2019), or during an extended heatwave

”). For sea level rise, the primary scenario is defined by Network Rail to be the RCP4.5 95 th percentile, because UKCP18 does not contain sea level projections for RCP6.0. Transport for London (2021) uses the same guidelines. A review for ORR (Ferranti et al., 2021) concluded that whilst

Team led by P. Bye. Two volumes: Initial assessment, Final assessment, published London, Easter Floods 1998 Independent Review Team, 1998 - copies available in Met Office Library. Easter 1998 floods, M.W. Horner and P.D. Walsh, Water and Environment Journal, 14, 415-418, 2007. Last updated: 25 October 2012 © Crown Copyright

into Friday, apart from the fact that we'll start to see that heat build even further, with very high UV levels in some areas. The Greater London area could potentially see temperatures of 31°C, and quite widely temperatures will be in the high 20°Cs across many central and southern areas of England

not been consistent across the UK. London, East Sussex and Hampshire receiving 140% to 150% of average summer rainfall and the Isle of Wight exceeding 200%. However, much of the UK saw below average rainfall and when averaged out across the whole nation, the UK received 75% of its average rainfall

. The highest temperatures are again expected in the southeast, where they could peak at 30°C in London. Elsewhere, temperatures widely looking at 25 to 28°C. Some low cloud with mist and fog for western parts of the UK on Tuesday morning Light rain and drizzle across Northern Ireland and western Scotland

pic.twitter.com/eVyX9XL4h6 — Met Office (@metoffice) July 17, 2025 Temperatures will be notably high in the east and southeast, with highs of 28°C to 30°C widely expected, and a chance of 31°C or even 32°C in a corridor from north London to The Wash. In contrast, western areas and northern Scotland