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England and eastern Scotland, clearing quickly to reveal a dry day for most. Sunny spells will develop widely, though there remains a chance of a few light showers in southern areas. Breezy conditions are expected in the southeast and far northwest, but temperatures will generally be close

too. Wednesday is likely to be the finest day of the week, with dry and bright conditions for central and eastern parts. There will be some showers in parts of Northern Ireland, Western Scotland and the Northern Isles for a time and some light rain in the far south. Increasingly unsettled weather

The colder and more unsettled weather continues for much of the country heading into the weekend, with wintry showers bringing light accumulations of snow to some areas, particularly on high ground.

will help new sowings of peas and carrots for example and newly planted lettuces and other plants but should not greatly delay sowing and planting once conditions improve. Tender plants, petunias and tomatoes for example, won’t be put outside for another month at least but lower light affects

likely peaking at 22C in the southeast.   Although still open to some uncertainty, more settled weather is on the cards for most on Saturday and Sunday with patchy cloud and sunny spells, and only the odd spot of light rain, mainly across the far north. However, the far southeast could see some

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

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

on the ground, mounted on an aircraft or satellite-based, and can be used to observe the location and vertical profile of aerosols such as volcanic ash. A lidar measures backscattered light from atmospheric targets e.g. aerosols including volcanic ash and Saharan dust, water droplets and ice crystals, using

totals are based on the average value across each county. Lead author and Met Office climate scientist, Mike Kendon, said: “Our new analysis of these observations really shines a light on the fastest changing aspects of our weather as a consequence of climate change. Long term averages can be difficult

Regional Climate Centres in Africa Consolidated Capacity Needs Assessments Supported by: - 2 - Preamble In the light of the enormous challenges climate variability and climate change pose to societies, there is an urgent need to enable African countries to provide the best possible climate services

The intensive testbed with its main hub in Zambia and centres in Mozambique and South Africa, hit the ground running on 30 January 2025.

and nowcasts – sent every two hours. The morning’s forecasts predicted some heavy rainfall for Kanyama. While the team at ZMD experienced two brief but heavy showers during the morning, the Kanyama community observers reported that they experienced only light rain. This led to a discussion about how