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and a global warming level of 2 °C and 4 °C. These have been derived from the global projections using statistical techniques. Results overview 1 • Observations show a high level of variability in precipitation from year to year, with a slight overall increase in UK winter precipitation in recent

national forecaster; providing consistent, trusted information, even during calmer weather. “Our forecasting capability helped predict the unusually warm weather in May, as well as getting to the local details of warnings for fog, ice, rain and thunderstorms.” “Weather models have demonstrated

are not affected by the update: the UK is projected to have hotter, drier summers and warmer wetter winters. However, we have updated this to reflect the updated data values, namely statements: 3.1.2 on the range of summer and winter temperatures in 2070 3.1.3 on the increased chance of seeing

, which when burnt produce carbon dioxide. Global warming - a rise in the Earth’s temperature, often used with respect to the observed increase since the early 20th century. Greenhouse gases - gases in the atmosphere, which absorb thermal infra-red radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface

warming level of 2 °C and 4 °C. These have been derived from the global projections using statistical techniques. Results overview • There are no compelling trends in storminess, as determined by maximum gust speeds, from the UK wind network over the last four decades. • The global projections over

2023: a record for UK sea-surface temperature says Met Office chief scientist Author: Press Office 19 June 2023 The North Atlantic, including around the UK has been experiencing record-breaking temperatures. Professor Stephen Belcher is the Met Office Chief Scientist. He said: “May 2023 has seen

and western Europe. With temperatures exceeding 20°C, many records were broken – the warm air was extensive as even the snow-lined Alpine landscape became punctuated with broad patches of rock, soil and grass. Good winter snow conditions are a significant source of tourism revenue. Delicate ecosystems

. • For clouds to form, the air needs to cool so that the moisture in the air condenses. Discuss mechanisms that cause air to rise and cool. • Convection: Discuss how warmer air rises upwards while cold air sinks down. Point out resemblance of patterns with cumulus cloud tops. • Cloud in bottle: Discuss how

by a mainly cloudy picture with isolated showers. It was warm in the south-east with Writtle (Essex) recording a maximum of 19.1 °C. Another belt of rain moved southwards through the country on the morning of the 9th, followed by brighter weather with widespread, locally thundery, showers. Further rain moved

to the satellite image above. An image of the sun during the morning of 16 October 2017 from Met Office Headquarters in Exeter, likely to be caused by a combination of Saharan dust and smoke from Portuguese wild-fires drawn north by the warm southerly airflow; a phenomenon observed widely across southern