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journey over the land or sea. This might lead to warming or cooling by the prolonged contact with a warm or cool surface. Northern Canada Arctic Ocean High pressure Siberia Low pressure Tropical Ocean Tropical Ocean Tropical Ocean High pressure Equator Low pressure Tropical Ocean Tropical Ocean Tropical

of the meteorological advice his staff could provide, the director of the Meteorological Office, W Napier Shaw, acted quickly. In just over a month he had completed initial negotiations with the war office and arranged for the establishment of the Meteorological Field Service as a section of the Royal

of sunshine from the 22nd to 27th inclusive, with warm days and cold nights. During this spell, slowmoving fronts often brought more cloud and some rain to north-western Britain. A northerly outbreak brought wintry showers to eastern areas on the 28th, followed by mostly dry but relatively cloudy weather

relative to the period 1850-1900. Although this is an average, some regions are experiencing a much faster rate of warming. Nowhere is this more apparent than parts of the Arctic, where melting sea ice is creating areas where heat from the sun is absorbed by darker ocean water, rather than being

: 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 the highest

, these are official figures, and many will have seen more in their gardens or local parks. The variability across the country has been striking, with some regions facing severe disruption, especially Aberdeenshire, while others, particularly the Midlands and southeast, have barely seen a flake. The science

off the coast of north-west of Australia and has affected island nations, including Mauritius, during its passage. Julian Heming is a tropical cyclone expert with the Met Office. He said: “Once making landfall over Madagascar, Freddy has begun to fall apart, but the forecast models are expecting

of approaching gales. He used a combination of canvas cones and drums hoisted on a mast to warn of severe weather incoming. Fitzroy also wrote the first ever public weather forecast in The Times newspaper in the same year, meaning the general public were also made aware of incoming severe weather

that daily maximum temperatures in the UK will increase. Lizzie Kendon added: “The new 2.2 km projections will allow us to look at the potential for local temperature extremes to exceed 40.0 °C.” Professor Jason Lowe is head of climate services at the Met Office. He said: “The projections show

May 2022 The averaging period used for the following assessment was 1991-2020. The weather during much of May was mostly quiet and uneventful, rather unsettled and showery for much of the time but with a few warmer and brighter days. Temperatures were mostly above average, especially by night