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sunny and warm across most areas, with a high of 26.5 °C at Cambridge Botanic Gardens. Storm Helene brought very windy weather to many parts overnight 17th/18th, and the 18th saw some rain in the north during the morning, and some light rain over the south-west, but otherwise it was bright and breezy
2023 is the tenth year in succession that has equalled or exceeded 1.0 °C above the pre-industrial period (1850-1900). The global average temperature for 2023 was 1.46 °C above the pre-industrial baseline; 0.17 °C warmer than the value for 2016, the previous warmest year on record in the HadCRUT5
which commenced in 1659, it was the warmest calendar month yet recorded. The numerous warm, sunny days were associated with anomalously high pressure over northern Europe and a persistent southerly airstream over the UK. Warmest calendar month yet recorded Impacts The heat placed strains on water
Adam who joined the Met Office in September 2022 as a Specialist Apprentice in Digital Accessibility, officially completed the apprenticeship programme this month, achieving a Distinction. He now continues his career at the Met Office, applying his specialist skills to ensure digital services
, for example heatwaves which may occur in a warming world. This is done using multiple simulations of Met Office models at low and high resolutions. The use of such large collections of simulations enables the risk of rare, but potentially damaging events to be ascertained. Understanding the physics
‘Heatwave return’ or ‘Summer sizzle’? Weather headline review Author: Press Office 6 May 2025 We look at some recent online weather headlines to see how well they’re reflecting the UK weather forecast. Following last week’s warm spell, and confirmation of an April which broke UK sunshine records, a largely
The paper published in the journal Nature was led by a team of scientists from the Met Office and the University of Exeter. Dr Jonathan Baker is a scientist at the Met Office and the paper’s lead author. He said: “The AMOC has a crucial role in regulating our climate; without it, northwest Europe’s
of volcanic eruptions, and the impacts of hypothetical schemes to counter global warming. Jim has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in the scientific literature including publications in Science, Nature, and Reviews of Geophysics. He has received a number of national and international
and pollutants (such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, VOCs), air quality and climate change. He develops numerical models of atmospheric chemistry in the HadGEM2 Earth System framework. This work includes developing representations of emission processes, chemical transformation and removal
August 2020 The averaging period used for the following assessment was 1981-2010. August started off with low pressure and showery, mostly cloudy weather. Between the 6th and 13th the weather turned warm or hot and sunny in most regions, with some thundery outbreaks, and temperatures widely
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