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• A look back at the weather and climate in 2020

  With just a few days left to go, 2020 looks likely to be the 3rd or 4th warmest on record depending on how cold the rest of the year turns out to be (full years statistics published 4th January 2021). This makes it clear that the general trend of warming as a consequence of climate change is being

• Will the promise of rain threaten the sun’s long reign?

  will remain fine and warm for many with some locations – especially in southern and southwestern parts - just remaining in heatwave thresholds, albeit temporarily. Greg Wolverson is a Met Office deputy chief forecaster. He said: “Fresher conditions will prevail from Sunday onwards, but temperatures

• Met Office carbon-dioxide forecast for 2024

  The build-up of atmospheric carbon-dioxide between 2023 and 2024 is forecast to be faster than that required to track IPCC scenarios that limit global warming to 1.5°C, that is the finding from the latest Met Office CO₂ forecast.

  weakening of tropical land carbon sinks – areas which would normally absorb some of the carbon released will have reduced capacity because of the effects of El Niño. Professor Richard Betts is the Met Office author of the CO₂ forecast. He said: “This year’s estimated rise in atmospheric carbon

• Weather for the long weekend

  Although there will be a bit of a split in the weather over the coming days, much of England and Wales will see bright and dry conditions with sunny spells. Temperatures will reach the mid 20˚Cs across the south where it will feel quite warm with light winds. Further north, Scotland, Northern

• Multiple snow and ice warnings ahead of a cold week

  and ice in places, there are a number of simple steps you can take to prepare your home, garden, or business for the winter weather. Our WeatherReady pages provide expert seasonal advice from carefully selected organisations to help keep you and your property safe, from steps to prevent sub-zero

• 2025 outlook: in top three warmest years on record

  of the world’s oceans. Professor Adam Scaife leads the team behind the Met Office’s global forecast for 2025. He said: “Interestingly, the warm 2025 predicted global temperatures occur despite the tropical Pacific moving towards a La Niña phase which is driving slightly cooler conditions. “Years

• Future weather extremes likely to break new records

  and individuals – to understand more about how climate change is likely to impact the UK. Professor Jason Lowe OBE is head of the UKCP programme for the Met Office. He said: “Some of the most severe consequences of climate change will come from an increasing frequency and severity of extreme

• Bank holiday weekend forecast

  Following on from a week of contrasts, with increasingly warmer conditions spreading north eastwards across the UK following below-average temperatures earlier in the week. Temperatures are on the rise as we head into the weekend 📈 especially across the south as mild air is drawn up from

• Early ‘payback’ with higher emission reductions

  In a paper published today [Monday 3 April, 2017] climate scientists at the Met Office Hadley Centre have shown that the early mitigation needed to limit eventual warming below potentially dangerous levels has a climate ‘payback’

  Change – investigates how quickly benefits of mitigation could be realised through any reduction in the occurrence of extreme seasonal temperatures over land. The team focussed on model results from future scenarios of a rapidly-warming world: one without any action to reduce emissions; and one

• More extreme weather events with planetary warming

  As the planet warms, the intensity, frequency and duration of extreme weather events such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall is expected to increase.

  of HadEX3 have today been published in a paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres.  Dr Robert Dunn of the Met Office is the lead author. Commenting on the update, he said: “Looking at the changing climate by studying the frequency of extreme weather events provides a different