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Scientists at the Met Office have discovered that, away from the tropics, the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can influence Atlantic weather patterns a full year on from the original event. Research shows this one year lagged extratropical response to ENSO is as strong as the simultaneous response, but with an opposite impact. For example, it […]
Following record September rainfall for some counties in England, October’s weather is starting on a drier note, albeit with some isolated showers in parts of England on Wednesday. Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen explained the shift in the current weather. He said: “High pressure, which is currently centred to the north of the UK, […]
Saturday started with a chilly morning before a broadly sunny and dry day. Exceptions to the drier conditions will be some showers in northern and western areas, with these sporadically drifting further in land at times. As a low pressure system approaches the southwest of England and Wales, conditions will become increasingly wet and windy […]
Rain is moving northeast across England and Wales today, becoming heavy and potentially disruptive across parts of northern England tomorrow. There will also be further areas of rain, with the chance of thunderstorms and strong winds at times in southern half of the UK later Thursday. The rain clears during Friday leaving a quieter but […]
Early provisional figures show some places in Oxfordshire had in excess of 100mm of rain on Monday, with South Newington seeing 111.4mm of rain, which is more than double the county’s long-term average for September. Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “The rainfall from Monday has now cleared away to leave a drier interlude […]
An Amber warning is now in force, covering parts of central and southern England, including Oxford, Bath and Milton Keynes. The warning highlights potential flooding and damage for some buildings, with travel disruption also likely. ⚠️⚠️ Amber weather warning UPDATED ⚠️⚠️ Heavy rain across parts of central and southern England Monday NOW – 2100 Latest […]
Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Frank Saunders said: “Following on from the heavy rain that some of us have seen on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the new working week begins with rain across a large swathe of England and Wales. The area with the higher likelihood of impactful rain is now covered by an Amber warning, […]
As high pressure, which has brought the recent spell of settled weather, pulls away to the north the weather turns wetter, particularly for the southern half of the UK. Friday and the weekend will see heavy showers and thunderstorms develop across southern areas. Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for thunderstorms have been issued for Friday, […]
Alongside her Met Office appointment, Lynn is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit and Risk for Ordnance Survey Limited. Her last executive role was as Chief Executive Officer of Interserve Support Services, a strategic government supplier, leading the business through the Covid-19 pandemic and a sale process. She is a Fellow of the […]
Friday got off to a cold and crisp start, with a widespread frost overnight seeing all four countries of the UK dropping below zero degrees Celsius and temperatures getting as low as -2.7°C in Topcliffe in North Yorkshire. Despite the chilly start, there’ll be plenty of sunshine to compensate and just an isolated shower possible […]
