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As high pressure, currently centred over northern Britain, gradually migrates further north-eastwards, to become centred over Scandinavia, very cold air will spread from western Russia towards the UK.  By Monday it will turn very cold more widely and this will probably be the start of the coldest

Extreme heat A new study by Met Office Hadley Centre scientists has found that the chances of extreme high temperatures in parts of the UK could increase significantly by the end of the century. The research paper has been published in the journal Nature Communications. The highest temperature ever

was near average in some western areas, but well above average further east, with over 200% of normal for London and the south-east and also parts of Aberdeenshire and Moray. Sunshine was particularly low for much of England and Wales, with only the south of Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man

(NIOD) in Amsterdam we have been able to confirm that there was at least one brave group of Dutch resistance operatives supporting the effort to collect weather observations to aid allied aerial operations. The Night Watch painting in the Rijksmuseum During the War some of the greatest treasures

was 957 mb, making it the deepest depression to be centred over England or Wales in October in at least 150 years. Maximum observed pressure change in one hour: 12.2 mb at 0500 GMT at Hurn. Highest Hourly Mean Wind Speed: 75 knots (86.5 mph) at Royal Sovereign Lighthouse and highest gust of 100 knots

implementing the model developments from the Parallel Suite 23. • The PWS elements for KPT4 were discussed and it was confirmed that recent successes, including the mobile pages for the web going live, would see at least 7, possibly 8, of the elements for the target satisfied. • John Hirst reported

There is also a small (around 10%) chance that at least one year in the period could exceed 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels (1850–1900), although it is not anticipated that it will happen this year. It is the first time that such high values have been highlighted within these forecasts. Prof

year with fewer frosts than average and it was one of the least snowy years on record. Undeniable warming trend for the UK Dr Mark McCarthy, head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, added: “The climate statistics over time reveal an undeniable warming trend for the UK. We

When viewed alongside 2015, the two years are the warmest in an annual series of figures that starts in 1850. Scientists at the Met Office Hadley Centre and the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit produce the HadCRUT4 dataset, which is used to estimate global temperature. The global

Mike is a climate information scientist working for the National Climate Information Centre. He develops systems for monitoring the UK's climate.

system that is easily maintained. This is intended to provide a long-term solution for UK climate monitoring lasting decades into the future. Re-engineering this system is a long-term piece of work on which Mike has been working with other colleagues in the National Climate Information Centre