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  • 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

  • How pressure drives the UK's journey from summer to autumn

    in the wider atmospheric pattern. Meteorological autumn begins on 1 September, while astronomical autumn normally begins around 22 or 23 September. Autumn is often associated with falling temperatures, shorter days and an increasing chance of unsettled or stormy conditions as the season progresses

  • Deep dive: From mountain waves to mammatus

    . If the atmosphere is sufficiently unstable, these clouds can grow into towering cumulus and eventually cumulonimbus, extending towards the top of the troposphere. READ MORE: Do changing seasons affect the jet stream? When the rising cloud reaches the top of the troposphere, it encounters the more stable air

  • An unsettled April draws to a close

    rather wet. For example, Kent saw 185% of its average rainfall while West Lothian saw just 59%. At least one weather station in Kent (East Malling) reported more than twice its normal rainfall. Storm Noa on 12 April 2023 was the second named storm of the 2022/2023 storm season. It was named by Meteo

  • Microsoft Word - 2025_05_storm_amy_2.docx

    Storm Amy, 3 to 4 October 2025 Storm Amy, the first storm of the 2025/2026 season, hit north-western parts of the UK in early October. The strongest winds were across north-western parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, with gusts of over 70Kt (81mph) in exposed locations and the highest recorded

  • Corporate news

    The first widespread frost of autumn for many is a strong reminder that the forecast has entered a colder phase for at least a few days. Read more Latest Record-breaking Iberian fire season three times larger due to climate change The latest global State of Wildfires report shows that the extreme fire-prone

  • ukcp18-factsheet-using-rainfall-data-from-ukcp-v2.pdf

    to less frequent, more extreme rainfall and therefore the seasonal mean may decrease while daily extreme values may stay similar to the baseline or increase. • See UKCP Probabilistic Extremes report and factsheet for more details. • Widespread wet bias in Europe and UK region in winter. Biases vary

  • SPF City Pack_editable_template

    compared to a baseline period of 1961-1990. We can see that temperatures have risen in all areas across the UK. We can also see that whilst some areas have become drier, more areas have become wetter. IMPACTS Cities and towns across the UK are already experiencing the impacts of climate change

  • SPF City Pack_editable_template

    in all areas across the UK. We can also see that whilst some areas have become drier, more areas have become wetter. IMPACTS Cities and towns across the UK are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. The negative impacts of climate change for urban areas may include: HEAT Increased energy

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