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• Met Office 10-day trend: Mild November continues as unsettled weather approaches

  developing. However, this is not expected to bring a sharp drop in temperatures, as the North Sea and near continent are not particularly cold at present. Instead, temperatures will likely return closer to average. Uncertainty and the role of high pressure Probability plots for next week suggest that high

• Deep Dive: European heat builds while the UK sits on the boundary

  a sharp contrast across the UK, with a so-called baroclinic zone – a boundary between warm and cool air masses – positioned across or close to the country. Along this boundary, weather fronts will develop and move slowly, bringing outbreaks of rain, particularly to northern and western areas

• Week ahead forecast: shifting patterns bring a colder end to the week

  and at times windy weather. However, a significant change develops later in the week, when colder air begins to move south across the UK. By Friday, many areas will notice sharply lower temperatures, increasing the risk of snow, particularly over higher ground in Scotland, northern England

• How accurate was the Met Office forecast during a record-laden spring?

  -day range.   Wind speed is assessed as accurate if it’s within five knots of the verifying observation and comes into sharp focus during the stormy winter season.  90% of 1-day wind speed forecasts in the season were accurate, with this remaining as high as 81% at the 5-day range.   Wind direction

• Why frost can still occur in late Spring

  does occur. Why frost is still important in forecasts in May Although widespread frosts become less common as spring progresses, the conditions needed for frost can still develop. Clear skies, light winds and dry air under high pressure can combine to produce sharp overnight temperature drops, even

• SPF City Pack_editable_template

  across a year: Due to the relative distance of the Midlands from the sea, the annual average temperature range is relatively large. Sharp winter frosts are common and very hot days may also occur in summer. Winter mean daily minimum temperatures are below 0°C whilst summer mean daily maximum

• SPF City Pack_editable_template

  of weather that the region experiences across a year: Due to the relative distance of the Midlands from the sea, the annual average temperature range is relatively large. Sharp winter frosts are common and very hot days may also occur in summer. Winter mean daily minimum temperatures are below 0°C

• Deep Dive: what a positive North Atlantic oscillation means for our weather

  spells and occasional sunshine between weather systems. A sharp dip in temperature later in the week A noticeable downturn in temperatures will arrive from Thursday into Friday as colder air is drawn south behind an active frontal system. By Friday morning, daytime highs across much of the UK fall below

• Deep Dive: Understanding this winter’s remarkably persistent weather pattern

  to the broader North Atlantic region. Analysis of temperature anomalies between 20 January and 3 February shows marked warmth across northern Canada and Greenland and unusually cold conditions across parts of the USA, Scandinavia and northeast Europe. This sharp contrast has strengthened the jet stream

• How accurate was the Met Office during winter’s weather?

  temperatures, 83% was the level of accuracy for the 1-day range, with this dropping to 58% at 5-days. Wind speed is assessed as accurate if it’s within five knots of the verifying observation and comes into sharp focus during the stormy winter season. 89% of wind speed forecasts at the 1-day range were