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Met Office Board Summary 2 February 2023 Held virtually via Microsoft Teams, BEIS London & Met Office Exeter • Rob Woodward (Chair) welcomed attendees and confirmed the meeting was quorate. The meeting was being held on a hybrid basis, given travel disruption, and the Board would now visit Leeds

three lenses, actual accuracy, comparative accuracy and perceptions of accuracy. Precipitation accuracy had improved greatly since July. A second area of focus was communications and brand building, promoting technology and science innovation and showing value for money as highlighted by the London

may remain cloudy throughout the day, the majority of the UK will enjoy dry, sunny conditions. Winds will be light to moderate, with a fresh breeze possible along eastern coasts. Temperatures will feel warm or very warm inland, though cooler conditions may persist along windward coasts. In London

the dry spell and expressed a wish to be more informed on monthly to seasonal predictions issued by the Met Office and related briefings given by it. • JH concluded that there was a lot going on, people were working very hard, but good progress was being made. • The next meeting was confirmed as 27th June 2011, in London, followed by the Met Office Owners Council in Exeter the following day. • Close of Meeting

forecasting and to establish a Storm Warning service. Description of the Royal Charter Storm in the Tenth Number of Meteorological Papers 'Storms of the British Isles' written by FitzRoy On 1st September 1860 weather reports began to be collected at the Meteorological Office in London via electric

to be in the high teens or even low 20°Cs overnight, especially in urban areas such as London.” We're going to be seeing a hot end to the week across many parts of the UK☀️ Here's Aidan with the details 👇 pic.twitter.com/nWDmP3cbuI — Met Office (@metoffice) June 16, 2022 Heatwave criteria A UK

to astronomical summer. The highest temperatures in summer tend to be seen around London and the southeast, with the coolest temperatures experienced throughout Scotland and Northern England. Summers naturally have much variability, so this changes day-to-day.  The UK in summer can experience blocking

was recorded at both Heathrow and Kew Gardens, Greater London, making it the warmest August day since 2003. It's been very #hot in the southeast this afternoon with temperatures widely above 30°C 🌡️ Heathrow and Kew Gardens have now reached 36.4°C, making it the hottest August day since 2003 #UKheatwave

such as London, East Anglia, and Lincolnshire potentially reaching 26-27°C. In contrast, northwestern Scotland will remain much cooler under persistent cloud and rain, with highs limited to 11-14°C. READ MORE: Met Office weather: What's in store for the next 10 days? A band of cloud and rain, locally heavy

severe storms to affect southern England in the autumn in the last 40 years. However, it was not in the same category as the Great Storm of 16 October 1987. Impacts Most of the storm's impacts were due to damaging gusts of wind. Four people were killed in Kent, Watford and west London