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As the UK’s official weather service the Met Office works closely with the media to ensure that the country is aware of, and can cope during, times of extreme weather.

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Warming up this week

Despite some recent media reports warning of cold weather ahead for the UK, temperatures will climb into t…

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What does Storm Erik mean for the UK

A deep area of low-pressure will track northeast across Britain through Friday and Saturday, bringing stro…

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Forecast suggests Earth’s warmest period on record

The forecast for the global average surface temperature for the five-year period to 2023 is predicted to b…

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Dry January

January 2019 has been a very dry month for much of the UK with many places seeing less than half the expec…

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Near-term climate prediction ‘coming of age’

Bridging the gap between shorter-term seasonal forecasts and long-term climate projections has long been a…

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Faster CO₂ rise expected in 2019

With emissions already at a record high, the build-up of carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere will be larger t…

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2018 - the UK's second sunniest year on record

A warm year will probably be the second sunniest on record, as a mild December closes a drier than average…

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2019: close to record-breaking year

The Met Office global temperature forecast suggests that 2019 will be close to record warmth due to climat…

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Chance of summer heatwaves now thirty times more likely

Human-induced climate change has made the 2018 record-breaking UK summer temperatures about 30 times more …

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Most detailed picture yet of UK's future climate

The UK’s most comprehensive picture yet of how the climate could change over the next century has been lau…

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Are you #WeatherReady?

Two thirds of British people have been caught out by severe weather, according to latest research from the…

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Limit rise to 1.5°C: avoid worst climate impacts

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on 1.5°C of global warming.

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Storm names for 2018-19 announced

The Met Office and Met Éireann, today reveal the list of storm names for the coming season.

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