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• UK Voluntary Cooperation Programme (VCP)

  in developing country NMHSs develop the skills required to deliver effective climate and weather services. Along with the WMO, UK VCP sponsors fellowships each year to study for the MSc in Applied Meteorology and Climate with Management at the University of Reading. Over 200 students have also completed our facilitated, online management training course the ‘Essentials of Management’. Case study - Capacity development through education and training

• Dullest October in almost 60 years for the UK

  (or millibars), with a reading of 947.9 hectopascals recorded in northern Scotland, a new October record for the region.   Northern Ireland also experienced its strongest October gust on record, with Magilligan recording a gust of 92 miles per hour. Across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and even parts of northern

• VAAC London QVA API Service Summary

  This is a human-readable summary of (and not a substitute for reading) VAAC London QVA API Licence Agreement and VAAC London QVA Standard Terms. Such summary is merely provided to aid understanding of certain key points. You should carefully read all terms and conditions of VAAC London QVA API

• MOB Summary 27 Sept 11

  Contingencies Director. • Chief Scientist, Julia Slingo, noted the research on Solar Variability and the imminent publication of the paper, produced in collaboration with Reading and Oxford University. • JH talked about a good visit from Andrew Haldane, Bank Of England, including his appreciation

• New partnership aims to improve aviation forecasts

  -based observations. Murray Skelton, FLYHT’s VP Business Development and Weather. These readings will help to better predict extreme weather such as the Cumbrian storms of 2015, as well as improve local forecasting of conditions such as thunderstorms, fog, and showers. Adverse weather presents one

• Climate Science for Service Partnership (CSSP) Brazil

   (CEMADEN). UK academic partners include UK academic partners include and have included University of Exeter, University of Leeds,  University of Oxford, University of Reading, University of Edinburgh and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. UK research institutes can find out about research calls

• Food, forestry and ecosystem services

  ), is in collaboration with the Walker Institute at the University of Reading. This is being developed to address questions relating to long-term projections of global food production, capacity for agricultural adaptation options, and short-term projections of crop productivity. Crop irrigation Crop irrigation

• When was the last time the UK reached 30°C in May?

  conditions align. The highest temperatures recorded in May is 32.8°C, with several notable occurrences. These include readings at Camden Square and Greenwich in Greater London during May 1922, as well as across parts of southeast England including Tunbridge Wells and Horsham during late May 1944

• When do we usually hit 20? A look back at the UK's earliest warm spells

  . According to station data, last year’s earliest 20°C reading fell on 20 March 2025, marking an unusually early burst of warmth and signalling a rapid transition into springlike conditions. This year, some areas in the UK felt 20°C on 18 March,   Other recent years highlight both how early, and how varied

• International co-operation

   (ECMWF) is an intergovernmental organisation governed and supported by 34 Member States and Co-operating States.  The UK is a founder member of ECMWF (established in 1975) and is the host nation, with its headquarters based in Reading.  The Met Office leads representation to ECMWF on behalf of the UK