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influences this job The types of personality traits they would need to They can also consider what skills they already learn at school which might help the person do their job (writing, reading, listening, measuring and evaluating). Tip: To adapt this activity for more advanced groups, ask pupils

and listening • Literacy and English language – reading, functional and Expressive arts – choose and explore media and a variety of techniques, communicate thoughts, ideas and feelings through art and design All handouts and sheets can be found in the resource pack. 2 Weather career stories | People

and technology work done at the Met Office Represents our scientific and technical work to those outside the Met Office Stephen is a visiting professor at the University of Reading where he worked prior to joining the Met Office.   Simon Brown, Services Director Simon joined the Met Office in September

island effect, which results in higher urban temperatures compared with surrounding rural areas. WHAT AFFECTS THE REGION’S WEATHER? London is located within the ‘Southern England' region of the UK which includes Greater London and other urban areas including Reading and Brighton. Here are some

. As the storm swept through on Friday and into Saturday, it brought strong winds and heavy, thundery rain to much of the country. Notably, the centre of the low pressure dropped to 944 hectopascals (or millibars), with a reading of 947.9 hectopascals recorded in northern Scotland, a new October record

through the week, temperatures are expected to rise steadily. By Thursday, many areas will see highs in the upper 20s. By Friday, we could see the first 30°C reading of the year in the UK. Looking ahead to the weekend: Saturday: Will see temperatures potentially peak at 33°C, although forecast

the process to give a more direct comparison. The verification dataset is created by reading in GLM flashes for a 3-hour window, 1.5 hours either side of the valid time of the forecast. Flash data is then split into 12 15-minute “chunks” (to account for moving storms) and processed into a 2D histogram

in weather and climate science. This means that we need to work with experts in other fields, and deliver through partnership, building on the legacy of my predecessor. Before the Met Office I worked mainly in academia at the universities of Cambridge, Reading, and Stanford in California. My research

Gauge Precipitation Accumulation What is this? A network of rainfall gauges around the UK can measure rainfall on an hourly basis. These record the amount of rainfall, in millimetres, in the hour before the time of the reading. The information is available at hourly intervals over the previous 24 hours

the meteorologists to the end users. He however, noted that the challenge the media faces is that many people are not interested in reading, listening or watching news on weather and climate unless there is a disaster. He suggested that radios and televisions should have special programs for climate information