Official news blog

How does the weather impact the railways?

19 April 2023

Like any infrastructure, the rail network can be impacted by external factors such as the weather. Met Office scientist, Alice Lake, is part of a team developing a new temperature model designed to help rail networks in the UK minimise these impacts.

What’s the pollen forecast this year?

17 April 2023

Spring weather for many people means some warmer weather, April showers and seeing wildlife awaken from a winter slumber. However, for the one-in-five that suffer from hay fever, it can be the start of months of sneezing, watering eyes and keeping a keen eye on the pollen forecast.

Are we seeing more space weather?

6 April 2023

Space weather might be a lesser-known forecast from the Met Office, but predicting the occurrence of solar flares, solar radiation storms and coronal mass ejections is vital for range of critical sectors from satellite providers to the aviation industry, as well as for forecasting Aurora Borealis sightings.

‘Critical’ Global Stocktake counting down to help keep Paris promises

30 March 2023

The current decade is a critical decade for climate action. What we do now will be a deciding factor in whether we can constrain global temperature rise to 1.5°C or below.

Has it been an unusually cold start to March?

7 March 2023

March heralds the start of Meteorological Spring, and with daffodils, snowdrops and crocuses making an appearance many of us start to think of warmer sunshine and longer days. March 2023 has got off to a cold start, and with numerous snow and ice warnings across the UK it is a fair question to ask if this is an unusual start to Spring in the UK.

Glacial archaeology – unlocking the climate time machine

3 March 2023

Glacial archaeology is a new and emerging field made possible by the increasingly rapid melting of mountain ice due to climate change. Recent discoveries have left experts amazed.

Which weather drivers will affect the outlook for March?

28 February 2023

March is the first month of meteorological spring. But what is the outlook for the month? Are we likely to get more spring-like weather, or perhaps something more reminiscent of winter?

Working for climate resilience with the UK water sector

27 February 2023

2022 will be remembered for several meteorological events, including record-breaking heat and a prolonged drought. Eastern England was at the forefront of both events with East Anglia being the driest region in the UK relative to normal for the year.

Dry February so far for most

23 February 2023

With less than a week of February to go, conversations are already being had about how dry the month has been, and what impact this could have.

Freddy: one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones

22 February 2023

Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which has just rocked Madagascar, has been barreling through the tropical Indian Ocean for 16 days – making it one of the longest-lived systems in the southern hemisphere. It developed on 6 February off the coast of north-west of Australia and has affected island nations, including Mauritius, during its passage.