A changeable start to the weekend Saturday will start unsettled with areas of rain, some heavy, and early showery or thundery bursts clearing eastwards. Further showers will then develop through the morning, particularly across Scotland and Northern Ireland, where some could become locally heavy during the afternoon. Dan Harris is a Met Office chief forecaster. […]
Today (Monday) starts the week on a warm note for many, but showers will move southwards across parts of Scotland and England. Some of these may be heavy, with a risk of the odd rumble of thunder, particularly across eastern Scotland and parts of central and southeast England. Temperatures will climb above late‑April averages in […]
Thursday begins with a rather dull start for some, especially across central and eastern parts of England. Low cloud will be slow to clear in places, with very isolated patches of hill fog and a little mist or fog also possible at first. However, conditions steadily improve through the morning as cloud lifts and breaks, […]
An unsettled weather forecast may present challenges for some intending to visit the coast this Easter weekend, and making it even more important to keep checking the weather forecast. For anyone using the refreshed Met Office weather app, they will not only be able to keep on top of the weather but also access forecast […]
Any early mist and fog could be slow to clear, but once it does, conditions will be largely fine and dry. However, from Sunday the weather begins to change. A weakening band of cloud and patchy rain will move southeast across the country, followed by sunny spells and scattered showers in the north. Some of […]
As low pressure clears into Europe, Arctic maritime air will sweep across the UK, bringing a fine, sunny and cold day for most on Saturday, with a widespread frost to start. However, the settled weather will be short-lived. Cloud will increase from the west as the next Atlantic system approaches later in the day. By […]
Led by the UK Met Office and Newcastle University, the research helps explain some of the world’s most dangerous flash-flood events and may aid future improvements in identifying risk. It offers forecasters new insights and could in the future help communities mitigate against extreme weather events. Publishing in the journal Weather and Climate Extremes, the […]
For the first time, the Met Office has brought together 25 years of research to explain why probabilistic forecasting is becoming central to UK weather prediction. The research, funded by Public Weather Service and published in the Royal Meteorological Society’s Weather, is a comprehensive analysis of how probability-based forecasts, which capture the inherent uncertainty of […]
Much of Scotland is seeing persistent and heavy rain through the day on Thursday, with Amber and Yellow warnings issued. Yellow warnings for rain are also in force for much of Thursday for much of Northern Ireland, south Wales and parts of the southwest of England. ⚠️⚠️ Amber weather warning issued ⚠️⚠️ Heavy rain across […]
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