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• ex-hurricane-ophelia-16-october-2017---met-office.pdf

  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

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_202003.pdf

  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

• uk_monthly_climate_summary_202003pdf

  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

• More active Atlantic hurricane season ahead?

  on tropical cyclones. Commenting on this year’s forecast he said: “What is interesting this year is that the forecasts issued by many different agencies are all indicating an above-average season. As they are all pointing in the same direction this gives us a higher degree of confidence.” The forecast

• Is the future of Alpine skiing all downhill?

  , 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 rely on natural winter snow cover, locking in water

• mo-state-of-uk-climate-2015-v3.pdf

  the top ten warmest years have occurred since 1990. l The most recent decade (2006-2015) has been on average 0.3 °C warmer than the 1981-2010 average and 0.9 °C warmer than 1961-1990. l December 2015 was the warmest December on record for the UK. It was also the warmest December on record

• mo-state-of-uk-climate-2015-v3pdf

  the top ten warmest years have occurred since 1990. l The most recent decade (2006-2015) has been on average 0.3 °C warmer than the 1981-2010 average and 0.9 °C warmer than 1961-1990. l December 2015 was the warmest December on record for the UK. It was also the warmest December on record

• NCIC Monthly Summary

  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

• What were the longest dry spells of Summer 2026 so far?

  reached 51 consecutive dry days, beginning on 26 and 27 June respectively. Andrewsfield in Essex recorded 50 consecutive dry days from 27 June, while Shoeburyness in Essex and Kew Gardens in Greater London each reached 49 consecutive dry days after their dry spells began on 28 June. After

• factsheet_1-clouds_2023.pdf

  on the Modification of Clouds’ and named the various cloud structures he had studied. He used the word ‘hair’ to describe cirrus, heap for cumulus, layer for stratus and rain-bearing for nimbus. He illustrated it with a series of engravings depicting the main cloud types that he named. Later he added ‘alto