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• Met Office Deep Dive: A look into Hurricane season

  into Hurricane season Author: Press Office 24 Sep 2025 As autumn unfolds across the UK, the weather has taken a notable turn. After a weekend marked by heavy rain and weather warnings, conditions have shifted to a dry and settled pattern, with chilly mornings becoming a familiar feature. This deep dive explores

• Halloween forecast plus, will hurricane Melissa affect our weather?

  The UK is set for a spell of unsettled weather as we approach Halloween and the weekend. While much attention has been focused on Hurricane Melissa in the Atlantic, forecasters are also monitoring the potential development of another area of low pressure that could influence the UK’s weather later

• ex-hurricane-ophelia-16-october-2017---met-office.pdf

  Ex-Hurricane Ophelia 16 October 2017 On 16 October 2017 ex-hurricane Ophelia brought very strong winds to western parts of the UK and Ireland. This date fell on the exact 30th anniversary of the Great Storm of 16 October 1987. Ex-hurricane Ophelia (named by the US National Hurricane Center

• Hurricanes

  Hurricanes are amongst the most powerful and destructive meteorological systems on earth. Each year several make landfall in various parts of the world and can cause considerable damage to property and loss of life.

  What is a hurricane? A hurricane is an area of low pressure over tropical or sub-tropical waters, with organised convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and sustained winds near the surface of at least 74 m.p.h. (and stronger gusts) circulating either anti-clockwise (in the northern hemisphere

• Met Office Deep Dive: Hurricane Melissa and the UK weather outlook

  The Executive Team Non-Executive Directors News & media Media centre Campaigns Contact the Press Office Weather & climate news Corporate news Official news blog Contact us Send us your feedback Ways to contact us How to find our offices Information for visitors Met Office Deep Dive: Hurricane Melissa

• Microsoft Word - MetO_Atlantic_tropical_storm_forecast_verification_1Dec2013_v0.doc

  ........................................................................................................ 3 2. The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season........................................................................... 3 3. Forecast verification....................................................................................................... 4 4

• Microsoft Word - MetO_Atlantic_tropical_storm_forecast_verification_1Dec2014

  .............................................................................................. 3 2. The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season ................................................................... 3 3. Forecast verification ............................................................................................ 4 5. Future forecasts

• Microsoft Word - MetO_Atlantic_tropical_storm_forecast_verification_1Nov12.doc

  ........................................................................................................ 3 2. The 2012 Hurricane Season.......................................................................................... 3 3. Forecast Verification

• North Atlantic tropical storm seasonal forecast 2025

  tropical storms (winds of at least 39 mph) predicted to occur in the North Atlantic is 16, with a 70% chance that the number will be in the range 12 to 20. The 1991-2020 long-term average is 14.  The most likely number of hurricanes (winds of at least 74 mph) predicted to occur in the North Atlantic

• North Atlantic tropical storm seasonal forecast 2025

    The most likely number of named tropical storms (winds of at least 39 mph) predicted to occur in the North Atlantic during the June to November period is 16, with a 70% chance that the number will be in the range 9 to 23. The 1991-2020 long-term average is 14.  The most likely number of hurricanes