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these simple steps can help you deal with the situation: Switch off all electrical appliances that shouldn’t be left unattended, ready for when the power comes back on. Leave a light on, so you know when the power cut has been fixed. Check to see if your neighbours are safe and if they have a power

and a quarter (27%) not owning a torch. Although many might use their smartphones to light their way, a fifth said they do not own any kind of emergency charger for their devices – proving that candles and torches may in fact still perform a valuable function. Derrick Ryall at the Met Office added

in the first two weeks roughly 2°C below average. The cool start to the month was due to northerly and northwesterly winds bringing cold Arctic air across the UK. A low pressure centre developed over Scandinavia in the second week of June, pushing further cold air from the north across the UK. Frontal

PWSCG (36) Meeting 10:30 – 16:00 Wednesday 27 th April 2016 BIS Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street Minutes Wyn Williams (WW) Denise Harker (DH) Mike Gray (MG) Paul Riches (PR) Sarah Jackson (SJ) Alessia Morris (AM) John Irvine (JI) Colin Hord (CH) Nathan Travis (NT) Ben Fletcher (BF) Andy

timestep • Forecast validity time - the time the forecast is valid for, calculated from the forecast reference time + forecast period • Severity value (1 = light, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe) • Vertical height as pressure levels • Polygon unique identifier (order in which polygons are generated) GeoJSON

will still see some slow moving areas of thicker cloud and some light rain.   Met Office Expert Operational Meteorologist Adam Thornhill said, “It’s looking like an unsettled weekend will be the main theme for most, as an area of persistent rain and strong winds arrive into the far northwest

home or standing up from your chair when you are on the phone. If you are heading outside for a walk or maybe some gardening, wear several layers of light clothes. Remember that several thin layers of clothing will keep you warmer than one thick layer as the layers trap warm air. It doesn’t matter

to fall between 0 °C and 4 °C on a night with little or no cloud and light winds, then you need to bear in mind there may be a frost outside in the morning. The closer it is to zero, the greater the chance of seeing frost. If the air temperature is forecast to be below zero, then the risk of seeing

Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon EX1 3PB, UK e-mail: [email protected] of the RCMs are often different than the driving GCMs and arguably more credible given the improved performance of the RCM. This also suggests that local climate forcing will be a significant driver

. Avoid being outside during midday hours. Shirt, sunscreen and hat essential. W int Significant weather as a code: NA Not available 0 Clear night 1 Sunny day 2 Partly cloudy (night) 3 Partly cloudy (day) 4 Not used 5 Mist 6 Fog 7 Cloudy 8 Overcast 9 Light rain shower (night) 10 Light rain shower (day