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of east Africa continued to experience below normal rainfall. On 30 May 2022, the Food and Agriculture Agency of the United Nations (FAO) released a joint statement from meteorological agencies, including the UK Met Office, and humanitarian partners – “The latest long-lead seasonal forecasts

Strengthening Climate Information Partnerships – East Africa (SCIPEA) The Met Office is working in collaboration to strengthen climate partnerships in East Africa The Met Office is working on this project with the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), IGAD

in multilateral military exercises and joint scientific research activities across the world, including the Middle East and South East Asia. This diverse range of experience enables the Met Office to understand the needs of the defence end-user and deliver guidance to support decision making.

This week the changeable weather continues, and heavy thundery showers and rain has led to yellow warnings being issued for the South West, Wales and East of the UK for today and the South East for tomorrow.  However outside the warning areas, particularly on Wednesday many of us will see some nice

in a series from 1884. February was again predominantly mild, particularly for England and Wales, with a UK monthly mean temperature 1.4 °C above average. December rainfall totals were broadly unremarkable, though East Anglia and southern England were wetter than average; overall the UK had 116

above normal over parts of western Scotland but barely above average in southern and south-eastern counties of England. The south-east of England, as well as being coolest relative to average, was particularly wet, with almost double the average rainfall in a few places, though Wales, northern England

The heaviest rainfall is expected in the northwest during the morning, gradually becoming more patchy and showery through the day. As the rain eases, brighter spells are likely to develop, particularly to the east of high ground. The jet stream will send several low pressure systems towards the UK

Wednesday will see most parts of the country enjoying fine and dry weather, with variable cloud cover and sunny intervals. However, the sunshine may appear hazy at times due to patches of medium and high-level cloud. The far north and parts of the east and southeast could see more persistent cloud

recorded at Felsham (Suffolk); 32 °C was exceeded widely across East Anglia and south-east England on both 26 and 27 July and temperatures reached 35 °C on both dates in parts of East Anglia, Kent and central London. Temperatures above 35 °C are unusual but not unprecedented in the UK having been

the central Wales to the Wash, except north-east England and eastern Scotland. “A low-pressure system moving in to the South West from the Atlantic overnight will bring a further period of rain to southern England. As this system encounters the cold air further north over the UK, there is a risk