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Office in 1973 and was initially in the operations area undertaking observing and forecasting duties at Shoeburyness, Stansted and London Weather Centre before getting his BSc in Meteorology at Reading University in 1980. On return from University he worked in the Observations area being involved

consultations relevant to your sector or area of expertise. • Review any reading materials before meetings. • Participating in events and/or developing of materials for sharing knowledge and use cases. • Reaching out to their networks to increase the reach of the UG. Full details of the UG purpose, membership

even untrue, to get more people reading the story. Illustrate this point by playing the forecasting fact-busters film. Ask pupils what the consequence of this can be, using the points raised in the film as inspiration (e.g. if people are wrongly informed or given a ‘false picture’ of what

at the University of Reading in 1995 investigating the radiative forcing of sulphate and black carbon aerosols. External recognition Associate Editor: Journal of Geophysical Research. Lead Author, IPCC, 1999. Lead Author, IPCC, 2001. Lead Author, IPCC, 2007. NOAA Oceans and Atmospheric Research: Outstanding Paper

Meteorological Organization. Since he obtained his PhD in meteorology from the University of Reading in 2000 he has published over 60 peer-reviewed collaborative papers on climate research, climate modelling and climate services while at the Met Office and since 2019 also at the University of Southern

on the Whitsun Bank Holiday was Prabost, Skye, in Inverness-shire after it recorded 16.6 hours of sunshine, an impressive feat for any day in the UK, let alone a bank holiday! If you're interested in reading more about record-breaking weather, why not check out our blog posts on consecutive sunshine records

months were warmer than average, especially September which was 1.8 °C above average, with only the September of 2006 having been warmer in a series from 1884. There was a hot spell between 13 and 26 July, with temperatures exceeding 30 °C on six consecutive days from 17th to 22nd, the highest reading

and collaborated on biological dispersion projects such as modelling locusts in East Africa and the development of dispersion modelling to support Defra’s response to a Bluetongue outbreak.  In 2024, Sarah became the Head of the Atmospheric Dispersion and Air Quality group.  Prior to starting work at the Met Office, Sarah gained a degree in Physics at Nottingham University, and since starting work has gained an MSc degree in Meteorology from Reading University.

Observations Website Keen amateur meteorologists can enter snow depth readings on our Weather Observations Website (WOW). Alongside our network of professional observers and automated weather stations, amateur observations can help give additional situational awareness to our forecasters. Stay

. Consider training walks on coastal or low level paths and know your limits. It’s also important to consider parking and any traffic problems, which could delay your planned start time. Further reading can be done by the use of technical navigation books, such as ‘Navigation in the mountains