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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 for Easter

After what has been a rather cold April so far, it’s getting warmer this week - just in time for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

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Call for climate change evidence launches today

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has today launched a call for evidence to identify relevant published information about the risks and opportunities facing the UK from climate change.

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Storm Gareth

A deep area of low-pressure, which will cross to the north of the UK late on Tuesday into Wednesday, has been named Storm Gareth.

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Wet and windy weather continues

National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued.

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Warnings for wind, snow and ice

Over the next few days we will see a period of wet and windy weather and a number of National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued.

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Update: Storm Freya brings snow

Met Office issues snow warning as Storm Freya brings wintry conditions to northern parts of the UK.

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Record breaking February, mild winter

No one could have missed that February was record breaking.

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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 the mid to high teens by the end of this week, says the Met Office.

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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 strong winds and gales to parts of Northern Ireland, northern England and Scotland.

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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 be near or above 1.0 °C above pre-industrial levels, says the Met Office.

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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 expected rainfall.

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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 dream of climate scientists.

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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 than last year due to a slower removal by natural carbon sinks.

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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 2018.

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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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