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Office Operational Meteorologist Josh Bratchley. • The Board discussed challenges in fully delivering the Public Weather Service (PWS) and Defence contractual agreements. • Penny Endersby briefed the Board on the outcome of an EU audit on reporting of FP7 projects from 2015 and the Board noted

to break UK temperature records in the following days, as well as the work to address challenges in forecasting maximum temperatures: and submission of nominations for the Civil Service Awards. • Phil Evans (Chief Operating Officer) briefed the Board on the recent ECMWF Council meeting, progress on ECMWF’s

in cooler years, short-lived but intense heat spikes are becoming more common. June 2024, for example, was relatively mild overall but still saw a brief hot spell with temperatures exceeding 30°C in southeast England. The science behind the heat This rise in extreme temperatures is consistent

gusty winds once again. Rainfall is expected to impact the southeast, with scattered heavy showers and the potential for thunder. Conditions will turn drier across Wales and the southwest of England later in the day, with sunnier spells developing. Scotland and Northern Ireland will continue to see

see one brief burst of rain before remaining dry. The unpredictable nature of showers is a result of the type of cloud that produces them, typically cumulus or cumulonimbus clouds, which are formed through convection. READ MORE: Are storms in August unusual and why do we name them? What is rain? Rain

include a brief overview of the GESI context in which your project will operate. This means understanding barriers, needs and gaps currently experienced by women and other marginalised groups. This could include an explanation of: • Who the most vulnerable groups are in the context of the project

Stevens (Change Leader, People, Skills & Culture) briefed the Board on activities relating to change management, including methodology, building competency and communication of change. Nicky Bevan (Head of HR Partners) briefed the Board on the work of HR Business Partners, including organisational

a central role. 07 COVER STORY: Perceptions of accuracy How accurate are Met Office forecasts – and how accurate do people think they are? On the road for greater good We talk to Dr Anthony Veal, Senior Scientific Consultant at the Met Office. In brief 03 Greg Clarke standing down 03 New look weather

Briefing note Policy brief: Developing a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning framework which can support the creation of decentralised Climate Information Services: Learning from the WISER Western project in the Lake Victoria region of Kenya Authors: Emma Visman (VNG Consulting/King’s College

and some strong winds, especially from 12th to 23rd. Any colder spells and drier spells were both only brief. Mean temperatures for the month were provisionally 1.9 °C above average, making it the equalthird warmest February in a series from 1884. Most places had a wet month, with around double