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• Weekend weather forecast: Storm Goretti moves away but warnings remain

  , so where snow is lying, temperatures will struggle to rise. Most areas can expect highs of 3 or 4°C, but without the biting winds, it will feel noticeably milder. In the southwest, temperatures could reach 7 or 8°C, offering a brief taste of something less wintry. Storm Goretti has now cleared

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  FLOOD RISK MATRIX GUIDANCE ON IMPACTS Minimal disruption Minor disruption Significant disruption Severe disruption Typical impacts Generally no impact, however there may be: • Isolated and minor flooding of low-lying land and roads. • Isolated instances of spray/wave overtopping in coastal roads

• Why has spring been so warm and dry so far this year?

  weather, and while it’s not unusual to see such pressure systems in spring, their persistence this year has been more pronounced than usual. A key reason for this lies in the behaviour of the jet stream, a fast-flowing air current high in the atmosphere that usually guides weather systems across

• Week ahead: A familiar set up with further spells of rain, wind and snow

  again be focused on eastern and northeastern Scotland, where 5–10 cm of snow may accumulate above 200 metres, with some lying snow possible from around 100 metres. At lower levels, a mix of sleet and wet snow could occur for a time. By the start of Wednesday, travel disruption across higher parts

• Weather bombs: What causes explosive cyclogenesis?

  of these systems directly affect the UK, those that do can bring significant impacts. READ MORE: How pressure drives the UK's journey from summer to autumn The science behind explosive cyclogenesis The key to explosive cyclogenesis lies high in the atmosphere. One of the most important ingredients is the jet

• mo_sffs_guide_2014_a4_aw_web_single_pagepdf

  FLOOD RISK MATRIX GUIDANCE ON IMPACTS Minimal disruption Minor disruption Significant disruption Severe disruption Typical impacts Generally no impact, however there may be: • Isolated and minor flooding of low-lying land and roads. • Isolated instances of spray/wave overtopping in coastal roads

• Why has it been so rainy?

  , the answer lies high above us – in the fast-moving river of air known as the jet stream.  What is the jet stream doing?  The jet stream is the main architect of our current weather pattern. This powerful ribbon of air, flowing several miles above the Earth’s surface, has often been strong and positioned

• Week ahead: A largely settled week

  17 Mar 2026 A largely settled week lies ahead for the UK, with high pressure becoming the dominant feature. While many areas will enjoy warm spring sunshine at times, there will still be one or two interruptions as weak weather fronts drift around the edges of the country. Temperatures will rise

• Why Storm Bram? Understanding the naming behind the latest UK storm

  the latest UK storm Author: Met Office Mon 8 Dec 2025 With Storm Bram on the way, you could be wondering why it’s been named Bram, especially as Storm Benjamin and Claudia have already swept through before it. The answer lies in how storms are named across Europe and the UK, and the partnerships that shape

• New radar noise level estimator

  is a single value larger than the mean, how often does a sample of 10 pixels in a row have a variance larger than a certain threshold, how often do 10 pixels in a row lie above the median, etc. At each step, some measurements are censored because they show such high individual deviations or such high