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weather prediction, and post-processing data from numerical models covering a range of forecast lead times. Currently he is working in the WCSSP-India project. Here, he aims to develop verification metrics across the time scales of S2S over India. He is also developing impact assessment and

and sea-levels in 2016. The report also highlights the fact that severe drought affected over 12 percent of the earth’s land surface in 2016, the longest such stretch of drought conditions on record. Professor Peter Stott is the acting head of the Met Office Hadley Centre. He said: “When viewed

As high pressure becomes established across the UK it will bring with it easterly winds, low temperatures and an increasing risk of wintry hazards like snow and ice. An easterly wind will develop over the coming days but it wont be as cold as the one in 2018 which brought the Beast from the East

July 2017 - Research published this month, led by the Water Resources Group at Newcastle University and in collaboration with the Met Office, reveals the weather patterns responsible for dry periods over the UK.

. Comparing classifications Weather patterns are a useful way to characterise the broad-scale atmospheric circulation over a defined region and allow general estimates of local-scale weather. Lamb Weather Types are often used in UK-based analyses, with individual weather patterns based on the eight

Monday begins with a mix of sunny spells and showers, particularly frequent in areas exposed to a north or north-westerly flow. Over the northern Scottish mountains, these showers will fall as snow, though conditions are expected to ease as the day progresses. Later in the afternoon, cloud

The new HadISDH.extremes dataset developed by Met Office scientists monitors both temperature and humidity across the globe over long periods of time. It provides a crucial insight into how combined heat and humidity events around the world are changing over time. As the global temperature of our

across the UK over the coming days, bringing significant snow accumulations to parts of Eastern England and Scotland. National Severe Weather Warning Snow will continue to fall over higher ground in parts of central and eastern Scotland through Saturday and an Amber warning for snow is in force

High pressure continues to dominate the UK over the coming days, prolonging the warm spell for many. Heatwave criteria will be met in some areas in southern and central England and Wales. The far northwest will be cooler with some  cloudy periods and some patchy rain at times.   High pressure means

There are a number of yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for snow and ice in place which run into Saturday morning. Warnings may well be updated over the weekend so keep up to date with the forecast in your area. Want to know what the weather is doing where you are over the weekend? Here's

2016 has been 0.5 °C warmer than average and the last decade 0.3 °C warmer (1981-2010) over the UK as a whole and for many it was also sunny with sunshine levels 4% above the 30 year average (1981-2010) for the UK overall. Mark McCarthy, Head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre