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Met Office Board Summary 21 May 2015 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � The minutes of the meeting held on 2 April 2015 were agreed to be an accurate record of the meeting. The Board briefly discussed advertising on the Met Office website and noted that anything considered inappropriate would not appear

on issues such as ‘perception of accuracy’. 7. Report on BEIS In KH’s absence SJ provided a brief update on activity within BEIS. The new Industrial Strategy Green Paper, one of the Department’s priorities, has now been launched and a consultation opened: https://beisgovuk.citizenspace.com/strategy

that this could occur about once in every 250 winters.” Professor Scaife added, “Although this is very rare, we also found that the chance of multiple SSW events is increased during El Niño and so the chance of multiple events this winter is raised.” Forecast pressure for mid-March showing relatively high

leading to extreme late winter warmth over Eurasia and a supercharged stratospheric polar vortex leading to persistence into spring.  Once the higher than normal temperatures were established reduced ice and snow only exacerbate the warmth. Global temperatures for 2020 from January to the end of May

and generally cloudy, although it was generally less cold a er the 5th, and there was a fair amount of dry sunny weather in northern Scotland. There was a brief but very marked hot spell from the 18th to the 21st which produced the highest temperatures in April since 1949. Progressively cooler, unsettled

weather The UK provisionally recorded its sixth wettest July on record, with a succession of low pressure systems bringing unseasonably wet and windy conditions. While August has started fairly unsettled for many, Thursday (10 August) provided a brief glimpse of warmer weather for many. The 28.4°C

FOAM Creative Ocean brief forecast model Daily mean fields Daily mean, analysis and five-day forecast, target 1500 UTC Surface parameters 1. temperature 2. salinity 3. currents 4. sea level 5. sea ice thickness 6. concentration 7. velocities Multi Level parameters 1. potential temperature 2

fog in the north-west, and sunshine for all once the cloud in the south-east cleared away, but northern areas clouded over later. 5th to 15th During the next fortnight, frosts were regular and often widespread. The north dawned clear on the 5th, a generally cold and windy day for all, with rain

these occur the polar stratospheric vortex of westerly winds breaks down, and easterly flow can propagate towards the surface. These occur on average once every two winters, and are more likely to occur later in the winter. For example, the cold spring of 2013 was associated with such an event

forecasts are these days? Feel forecasts are very or fairly useful/ accurate 72% 73% At least once a day 36% 35% Several times a week 19% 18% Once or twice a week 6% 5% 4% 4% Once or twice a month Useful Accurate Less often 5 Base: all respondents who watch/see/hear weather forecasts Q01, Q02 Weather