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Office weather headline review Mist, fog, and haze: What's the difference? Eight interesting facts about Autumn Fact checking climate information Met Office week ahead: Wet, windy but with hints of change Hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes: What’s the difference? Why do we have seasons? How changing

of sea ice. The current levels of sea ice at both poles are well below average and are a continued cause of concern.” You can read more about the state of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice in our latest report. More by Press Office Rainfall in the first half of September: A wet start, but the deficit

. There was heavy snow across parts of Highland Scotland and a mini-tornado in Greater Manchester. This storm contributed to the generally prolonged, very wet and unsettled spell of weather lasting through much of December. Weather impacts Storm Gerrit caused severe travel disruption to the rail

lead to noticeable shifts in weather, such as colder winters or wetter summers. READ MORE: Understanding convergence zones and the Intertropical Convergence Zone Without the Gulf Stream, the UK’s climate would be significantly colder. The current brings warmth from the tropics, helping to keep

helping to keep things warm. Temperatures will likely be around 22°C. A wet start to the week for the Northern Isles with coastal gales possible 🌧️ Blustery showers drifting into other northwestern regions Generally dry in the east and south with spells of sunshine 🌤️ pic.twitter.com/ERjN6DDvoa — Met

facts about Autumn Fact checking climate information Met Office week ahead: Wet, windy but with hints of change Hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes: What’s the difference? Why do we have seasons? About this blog This is the official blog of the Met Office news team, intended to provide journalists

of the larger-scale changes, in which there may be more confidence. • The changes in characteristics of the weather types shown by the global projections indicate that, on average, UK winter weather conditions are expected to become milder and for certain weather types, wetter. We focus here on the UK

the two seasons. In winter, the atmosphere is closer to saturation (with many more wet days). In summer, showers are triggered over the land by surface heating and use the local moisture sources more directly (whereas showers in winter may be more dependent on the advected moisture from the sea

northwards (Figure 4). Regime C that comprises the south and south-eastern part of Ethiopia has two distinct wet and dry seasons. The main rain season is from February through May, and short rains from 2 October to November, and the dry periods are June to September and December to February (Figure 5

description of tropical storm activity for each basin can be found below. All statistics are calculated using observed data to 1 st December 2015. 2.1 North Atlantic The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season recorded 11 tropical storms (winds ≥ 39 mph), of which only 4 became hurricanes (winds ≥ 74 mph) and 2