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of the meteorological advice his staff could provide, the director of the Meteorological Office, W Napier Shaw, acted quickly. In just over a month he had completed initial negotiations with the war office and arranged for the establishment of the Meteorological Field Service as a section of the Royal

describing these futures and the team use these to understand future impacts. Carlo is clear temperature is the main limitation for snow cover. He said: “Interestingly, climate projections don’t show decreases in snow fall, but rather increases in melting rate; the impact of which will vary across

. Mark Sidaway is a Deputy Chief Meteorologist with the Met Office. He said: “Although we have had a Sudden Stratospheric Warming event and other drivers pointing towards colder conditions in March, at this stage there is a low probability of having widely disruptive winter weather like that of five

is a tropical cyclone expert at the Met Office and has been tracking Debby’s progress. He said: “Tropical Storm Debby is likely to bring significant impacts to eastern parts of the United States. Moist air from the subtropical Atlantic is being drawn northwards by the storm and current forecasts suggest 200

Summer 2019 in the UK was record-breaking with a maximum temperature of 38.7 C at Cambridge University Botanic Garden logged on 25 July. That was the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK.

However, one temperature record can’t tell the full story of a season overall. So how did Summer 2019 compare with previous summers? Tim Legg, of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, provides more detail. He said: “Overall Summer 2019 was the twelfth warmest on record since 1910

at the Met Office. He explained that “the extent of losses and damages, both economic and non-economic, during an extreme event will be determined by the scale of the hazard (meteorological and hydrological), together with the exposure and vulnerability of the people, communities, infrastructure

, the UK’s coldest December on record in a series from 1884, was an exceptional 5.1°C colder than the 1991-2020 average.  Mike Kendon is a climate information scientist working for the National Climate Information Centre in the Met Office. He said: “December’s weather will principally be remembered

days ahead, there are indicators that our meteorologists look out for to understand the chances and uncertainties. Mark Sidaway is a Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office and looks at the medium and extended range forecasts. He said: “Despite what some headlines suggest, it’s not possible

to prepare for the ongoing weather, including the prolonged dry weather many experienced. Met Office Managing Director for Products and Services Simon Brown, who works to ensure Met Office information can be used effectively for a range of sectors, reflected on the season. He said: “The focus for us through