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Blog10-day trend: A change on the way as high-pressure retreats?After a prolonged spell of largely settled weather, a change is on the way for the UK during the next 10 days.Read more -
BlogDeep dive: Could changes high above the Arctic influence the UK’s weather?The stratospheric polar vortex high above the North Pole is currently being disturbed, with signs that a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) is developing.Read more -
BlogMet Office completes world-first cloud supercomputing transformationThe Met Office has reached another major milestone in its supercomputing programme, delivering the world’s first fully managed cloud supercomputing service for weather and climate science now in operational use.Read more
Pollen forecast: Elevated levels remain over the next 5 days
Pollen levels are set to remain elevated across large parts of the UK over the next five days, with grass and weed pollen continuing to affect many regions, although the grass season is coming towards its end in south and eastern areas.
10-day trend: Dry weather dominates as rain remains elusive
After an exceptionally dry and often hot spell across the UK, many people will be wondering when meaningful rainfall might return.
Deep Dive: Heatwaves, dry ground and warming seas
The UK has experienced a remarkable run of hot weather so far this year, with three distinct heatwaves affecting different parts of the country since late spring.
Summer 2026 so far: A look at the season at the halfway point
Summer 2025 was officially the warmest summer on record for the UK. But after an extraordinary year so far – with three widespread heatwaves and numerous climate records already broken – how is meteorological Summer 2026 shaping up at the halfway point?
Ambitious new phase of scientific collaboration
The Met Office has confirmed a refreshed lineup of leading UK universities for the next phase of the Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP).
Week ahead: Heat continues, but a gradual change later this week?
It has already been an exceptionally prolonged spell of hot weather for many parts of the UK, and the week ahead will see that theme continue.
Weekend weather: heat shifts west as eastern coasts cool
While some parts of the UK have been experiencing heatwave conditions since last weekend, other areas have only recently reached heatwave thresholds, and in a few locations no heatwave has developed at all.
Week Ahead Weather: Heatwave conditions expand as temperatures build across the UK
Strong sunshine and rising temperatures will dominate the weather story this week, with the UK set to experience its third heatwave in just seven weeks.
Weekly weather quiz, July 3: Test your knowledge
Do you keep a close eye on the weather, or do you just enjoy talking about it? Either way, it’s time to put your knowledge to the test with this week’s Met Office weather quiz.
Weekend weather: warmer conditions developing, but a mixed picture across the UK
A north-south split this weekend will bring warm sunshine to southern and eastern areas, while Scotland and Northern Ireland see cloudier, breezier conditions with rain at times, heaviest in northwest Scotland.
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