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• east-africa-climate-risk-report-finalpdf

  hot, dry desert regions, to cooler, wetter highland regions, and large variability in seasonal rainfall. The current climate is around 1-1.5˚C warmer than pre-industrial times, and there is high confidence of further warming in the future. There is less confidence about how rainfall has changed

• April extremes: a closer look at April’s current weather records

  interactive graph below. Rainfall extremes: intense downpours and very wet days April can be a showery month, but it can also produce prolonged or intense rainfall events. The UK’s highest April daily rainfall total is 181.6mm at Seathwaite (Cumbria) on 22 April 1970. Scotland’s highest April daily rainfall

• 10-day trend: Will the cold May continue?

  There is increasing confidence that high pressure will gradually build later next week, pushing wetter weather away and bringing more settled conditions to many areas. While there is still some uncertainty over its exact position, the overall signal points towards drier weather, lighter winds and more sunshine

• Met Office week ahead weather: UK weather signals the arrival of autumn

  in the upper teens and possibly low twenties in the east before the showery rain arrives. It may feel cooler, especially as breezes pick up along the south coast at times. Midweek: wet and windy for many Wednesday marks the return to school for many, and it could be a very soggy start to the term

• Deep Dive: A changeable week with showers before a warmer turn?

  arriving, associated with a warm front pushing in later Wednesday into Thursday. Although this rain is not expected to be particularly heavy or prolonged everywhere, it will bring a spell of wet conditions for many before clearing eastwards. Behind it, conditions begin to change as we head towards

• 10-day trend: Warm sunshine returns, but significant rain remains elusive for some

  pattern shows little sign of a dramatic change, with high pressure remaining an influential feature, especially across southern and eastern parts of the UK. The result is likely to be a continuation of the recent trend: wetter conditions focused on northern and western areas, while many southern

• Microsoft Word - 2025_02_storm_eowyn.docx

  Storm Éowyn, 24 January 2025 Storm Éowyn, the fifth storm of the 2024/2025 season so far, hit the UK in late January. Northern Ireland and Scotland’s Central Belt experienced the brunt of this storm with winds gusting widely at well over 70Kt (81mph), and in places over 80Kt (92mph). The highest

• Seamless decision-making for climate adaptation

  and to food supply. Decisions on a range of timescales We don’t just care about the weather tomorrow, but we care about the weather next season, and the weather further into the future. We know climate change will bring hotter drier summers, and warmer wetter winters, and more extreme summer hot dry days

• Briefing on Arctic and Antarctic sea ice - July 2026

  above sea level and shows the position of warm/cool airmasses more clearly than the surface temperature, which responds strongly to the sea ice cover itself. Outlook for September At this stage in the melt season the September Arctic sea ice extent remains very uncertain, as melting for the rest

• How changing weather patterns are affecting UK wildlife

  , shifting rainfall patterns, and rising sea levels are affecting species and ecosystems across the UK. Impacts on species behaviour One area of focus has been the impact of changing weather on species behaviour. For example, in Northern Ireland, warmer and wetter conditions are influencing barn owl