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• 2017 likely to be third warmest year in the historical record

  as noteworthy because it will be the warmest year in the series which hasn’t been influenced by an El Niño – the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation in the tropical Pacific. Based on the HadCRUT4 data set, global mean surface temperatures for January – September were 0.42°C ± 0.09°C above

• Summer warmth in the forecast

  Neil Armstrong is a Met Office chief forecaster. He said: “After a brief, less settled, interlude on Friday and Saturday, fine conditions will return by Sunday and into next week.  For much of the UK this will be accompanied by a boost in temperatures with many places reaching the mid-20°Cs

• Changing conditions on the horizon, but for how long?

  likley to see snow.  Paul Gundersen is a Met Office Chief Forecaster. He said: “Over the last week, the UK has been held in a northerly airflow bringing cold, sometimes Arctic air, to the UK. We will still have this northerly influence to our weather patterns until the weekend, but then the cold

• Record breaking temperatures for the UK

  warming of the planet and can be attributed to human activity.  The chances of seeing 40°C days in the UK could be as much as 10 times more likely in the current climate than under a natural climate unaffected by human influence. The likelihood of exceeding 40°C anywhere in the UK in a given year has

• UK weather forecast: Dry and settled weekend for many

  Dry, settled and warmer weather is on the way for many through the weekend, with little in the way of persistent rain.

  through the weekend and could impact how warm it feels for some. Eastern areas may still feel rather chilly on Saturday under cloud cover, but temperatures are generally on the rise through the weekend, possibly peaking around 28C in some parts of southern and central England on Monday. “For those

• mwr_2024_07_for_print_v1.pdf

  more than the average July rainfall by midmonth. Temperatures increased in the third week of July, with temperatures in the upper 20s across southeast England, reaching the 30s in some areas. Heathrow and Kew Gardens (Greater London) both saw 32.0°C on the 30th, the highest temperature of the year so

• What are the top ten highest temperatures recorded in July?

  that have made such extremes more frequent. The top ten hottest July days on record Coningsby, Lincolnshire recorded 40.3°C on July 19, 2022 Cambridge Botanical Garden, Cambridge recorded 38.7°C on July 25, 2019 Pitsford, Northamptonshire recorded 38.2°C on July 18, 2022 Heathrow, London recorded 37.8

• A cool career studying the impacts of a warming planet  

  of a warming planet   Author: Prof Peter Stott 10 Sep 2024 Professor Peter Stott MBE writes about his recent interview on the BBC programme 'The Life Scientific' and reflects on his career. I’ve been listening to The Life Scientific on Radio 4 for years. Hosted by physicist Jim Al-Khalili, I’ve enjoyed

• Met Office provides data for global climate report

  Climate in 2019. Albert Klein Tank is the Director of the Met Office Hadley Centre. He said: “The effects of increasing carbon-dioxide and other greenhouse gases are seen not just in rising global temperature but in other indicators too, such as melting Arctic sea ice, shrinking glaciers, rising sea

• ‘Heatwave return’ or ‘Summer sizzle’? Weather headline review

  : Last week’s warmth saw temperatures rise to 29.3°C at Kew Gardens, making it the warmest day of the year so far. It did get cooler over the weekend but temperatures will rise again this week to slightly above average for many, exceeding 20°C for some, though not as warm as last week. How hot