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in the Earth’s atmosphere. We need the sun to help us also. As the sun warms the ground and sea, it also warms the air particles. When the air around us gets warmer, it rises, and when the warm air rises, the space it leaves is replaced by cold air, which is heavier. This rushing movement of air is the wind

conditions. Figure 5. Valley or radiation fog (© J. Corey). Coastal regions The coastal climate is influenced by both the land and sea between which the coast forms a boundary. The thermal properties of water are such that the sea maintains a relatively constant day to day temperature compared

Climate data for historic stations Monthly data are available for a selection of long-running historic stations. The series typically range from 50 to more than 100 years in length. Our historic station data consists of: Mean daily maximum temperature (tmax) Mean daily minimum temperature (tmin

WEATHER CLIMATE WATER The HIGHWAY project Harnessing scientific research, support for national meteorological services, regional cooperation and community engagement to help vulnerable communities in East Africa JUMUIYA YA AFRIKA MASHARIKI East African Community Severe weather on Lake Victoria

The Global Model Evaluation and Development group develops the Met Office global model, which is used across all timescales from Weather, Seasonal to Climate forecasting.

The team of scientists working in this area have a goal which is to continually develop and deliver the best global atmospheric and land surface model for all scales from weather to climate. This team defines, develops and tests packages of improvements to the global atmosphere (GA) and global land (GL

The Global Hazard of Extreme El Niño's Research spanning across the WCSSP Projects Professor Adam Scaife, Met Office What are El Niño events? A natural oscillation in our climate system The largest natural change in climate from one year to the next Some facts and figures: • Largest events reach ~3

Amazing aurora story Space Weather | Amazing aurora Amazing aurora Story For thousands of years when the sun went to bed and the moon shone out in the dark, our ancestors would look up to find a patchwork of glistening, twinkling stars in the night sky. Sometimes, if they were lucky, other magical

. It is therefore important to check on friends, family and neighbours who are more vulnerable and to take sensible precautions while enjoying the sun. “The forecasted high temperatures may also lead to an increasing demand for remote health care services and an impact on the ability of services delivered

challenging to predict exact solar radiation levels, particularly in longer range forecasts, because of the influence of clouds at local level. We all know how changeable Britain’s weather can be. Cloud cover can vary even over a distance of a few miles and on timescales of a few minutes. For example

The Extreme heat warning is in place until Sunday and covers much of the southern half of England as well as parts of eastern Wales, highlighting the potential impacts these levels of heat can have on health, transport and infrastructure.   Thanks to the influence of high pressure positioned over