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for data usage, was discussed. • The next meeting was confirmed as 10:30 on 29th March in Clerkenwell Rd, London. • The Board then took the opportunity to visit the FAAM aircraft while it was stationed at Exeter Airport, working on a Stratocumulus Project. • Close of Meeting
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.
were in Edinburgh (Gogarbank at only 3.2 mm and Botanic Gardens with 4 mm – 7% and 10% of average respectively), closely followed by London (Hampton at 3.8 mm and St James park at 4.2mm, both 9% of average). It was a mild month overall with a notable warm spell early in the month, but some cold
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
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
”). 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
, 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
Met Office Board Summary On 1 October 2018 at The Compass Centre, Heathrow Airport, London • Minutes of the meeting held on 25 July 2018 were agreed to be an accurate record of the meeting. • The Board welcomed Stephanie Hurst (BEIS Deputy Director of International Science and Innovation
, eventually down towards London, we may start to see the odd heavier burst of rain for a time. Read more on Apple News: Met Office Deep Dive: Why are summer downpours so slow moving? “The rest of the sunshine will be further towards the west where it should be a relatively fine day to come here
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