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of the team working at Cardington. Ongoing research  The Met Office and NPL’s Sensor Assurance Framework research at Cardington has been undertaken for around two years, with the aim to test sensor performance against as many different weather types as possible, including rain, hail, sunshine and fog

, with a band of heavy rain spreading into Scotland, Wales, the southwest, and northern England. This rain may be accompanied by thunder, lightning, and hail. The southeast will remain mostly dry, though cloud cover will increase later in the day. Temperatures will fall slightly, particularly across

of these massive clouds show a fibrous or striated structure that frequently resembles an anvil (facing page, top left), plume, or huge mass of hair (facing page, bottom left). They may occur as an isolated cloud or an extensive wall (facing page, 3rd row right). Squalls, hail and/or thunder often accompany them

thunderstorms recently, with gusty winds, frequent lightning and large hail. Meanwhile, southeastern Europe, including Greece and Turkey, continues to experience hot, dry conditions and elevated wildfire risk. This contrast is linked to the position of the jet stream and the blocking effect

spells and blustery showers. These showers will be most frequent and intense across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England, where hail and thunder are possible. Winds will remain moderate to fresh across much of the country, with strong gusts along coastal areas and a continued risk of gales

of Wales, where there is a significant risk of heavy, thundery downpours. Rainfall totals could reach 25 to 35mm in just an hour, with up to 60mm possible over a few hours. These conditions may lead to localised flash flooding, accompanied by frequent lightning and hail. A warning has been issued

on Thursday with a frosty or icy start to the day, albeit with blue skies and sunshine for many of us🌤️ Wintry showers around the periphery of the UK, with heavy hail and snow showers in places, particularly in northern Scotland and northeast England ❄️ pic.twitter.com/STiewybCBy — Met Office

late Friday over northern France and moving into the UK overnight. The southeast, including East Anglia and the southeast of England, is most at risk. These storms could bring torrential rainfall (over 50mm in a few hours), hail, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. A yellow thunderstorm warning

, they stick together and increase in size. They continue to grow until they’re too heavy and begin to fall as rain, snow, sleet or hail. The water droplets even continue to grow as they bump into one another on their journey from the cloud to the ground. Every single raindrop that reaches the ground

into hail in the afternoon Highest daily temperature: 10 °C Lowest daily temperature: 3 °C Chance of precipitation: 90% Average wind speed: 21 mph Gust speed: 12 mph Gust speed: 38 mph 7 Forecasting fact-busters | Forecasting and prediction Forecast cards Location: Manchester Location: Plymouth