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• Met Office Deep Dive: Winter arrives early

  to be dominated by a mix of high- and low-pressure systems, with frosty nights during ridges of high pressure and milder conditions when weather systems move through. The trend is for occasional spells of rain, temperatures closer to average, and a mixture of dry and wet days. Looking ahead: Sudden

• ex-hurricane-ophelia-16-october-2017---met-office.pdf

  ) was the second storm of the 2017-2018 winter season, following Storm Aileen on 12 to 13 September. The strongest winds were around Irish Sea coasts, particularly west Wales, with gusts of 60 to 70 Kt or higher in exposed coastal locations. Impacts The most severe impacts were across the Republic of Ireland

• wiser0106_sahel-forecasting-applications-report.pdf

  available ahead of the 2019 rainy season. 2) Risk of extreme years within the 2-5 year period. A small amount of additional diagnostic work could provide supporting diagnostic information on the risk of very dry / very wet years within a 2-5 year period, based on the predicted 2-5 year tercile

• Deep Dive: A dramatic shift from heat to unsettled weather

  have turned markedly cooler, wetter and more changeable. For many, the drop in temperature has been particularly noticeable. Across parts of England, temperatures are now more than 9°C lower than they were at the same time last week, with some locations seeing differences of over 15°C

• Deep Dive: How does June 2026 compare with the summer of 1976?

  oppressive. Unlike in 1976, where the air was generally drier, the 2026 heat developed from air originating over the Atlantic. As it became trapped under high pressure, it was compressed and heated while retaining its moisture. This led to unusually high dew point and wet bulb temperatures, meaning

• Storm Goretti: Key stats from the multi-hazard event

  . Castlemartin Warren, in Pembrokeshire, saw gusts of 53mph. With these strong winds came very large waves creating dangerous conditions along the coast. READ MORE: A look back at the 2024/25 storm season Snowfall: Widespread accumulations and amber warnings Storm Goretti brought a spell of snow to Wales

• Met Office Deep Dive: Heatwaves, thunderstorms and satellite launches

  into an extratropical system as it approached the UK. While not expected to bring hazardous weather, Dexter has played a role in shaping our current conditions. Initially forecast to pass northwest of the UK, Dexter’s influence was expected to be limited to a spell of wet weather. However, by midweek, the story

• Cold snap marks the end of a mild, wet Autumn

  Despite cold weather closing out autumn, it has been a mild season overall, especially across the southern half of the UK.

  Wales this was the warmest autumn on record, marginally warmer than 2011 and 2006. Autumn rainfall It has been a wet autumn across the UK, except for western Scotland, with parts of eastern Scotland, north-east and eastern England, southern England and the east of Northern Ireland receiving over 150

• mena-climate-risk-report-final.pdf

  and sector-focused competition over depleting water resources. Food security Agricultural production is constrained by a lack of both water and arable land, with some regions constrained by temperature as well. By the 2050s, there is high confidence that warming will occur over all seasons, with increases

• mena-climate-risk-report-finalpdf

  and sector-focused competition over depleting water resources. Food security Agricultural production is constrained by a lack of both water and arable land, with some regions constrained by temperature as well. By the 2050s, there is high confidence that warming will occur over all seasons, with increases