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a big impact on UK weather, particularly by determining the position of the North Atlantic Storm track in winter. For example, read about the influence of the jet stream on the unusually wet October 2019 (https://blog.metoffice.gov. uk/2019/11/04/the-jet-stream-casts-its-shadow-over-the-uk

is the winter weather shaping up? Author: Press Office 19 December 2023 As we head towards Christmas there is, as always, a great deal of media and public speculation about what weather we might have in store for the festive season as well as the rest of winter. Starting with Christmas and the all

Catherine’s Point (Isle of Wight) recorded 953.6hPa, England’s lowest November pressure on record. Ciarán also brought further significant and unwelcome heavy rainfall on top of persistent wet weather through much of October. Impacts The worst of the impacts from storm Ciarán occurred across

levels throughout the year.   Pollen and hay fever  Respiratory allergies are more common than ever, and recent studies in Europe have found that some pollen types are increasing in severity, season duration and seeing an earlier onset as a result of climate change.    Pollen is made up of tiny

chance of milder, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers along with an increase in the frequency and intensity of extremes. By the end of the 21st century, all areas of the UK are projected to be warmer, more so in summer than in winter. The figure shows regional projections for lowest, central

). A target could be to have information available ahead of the 2019 rainy season. 2) Risk of extreme years within the 2-5 year period. A small amount of additional diagnostic work could provide supporting diagnostic information on the risk of very dry / very wet years within a 2-5 year period, based

, January, February) for many, the season had its fair share of impactful, and at times destructive, weather.  Although the provisional weather and climate statistics show a slightly drier, duller and warmer winter for the UK compared to the long-term average, these figures mask what has been a mixed season

Weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office with wet and windy weather to continue over the next few days.

in from the west, bringing further wet and windy weather. It will feel rather cold, with parts of Northern Ireland, Wales and western and southern England seeing a frost on Saturday morning.  Sunday could see rain linger again across the northeast of the UK, with sunny spells and blustery, heavy shower

for most of the season. It was provisionally the warmest and sunniest spring on record for the UK as a whole, the sunniest spring for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the warmest spring for all countries in the UK. March started with cooler than average conditions in the south, while the north saw

All tropical cyclones in the northern hemisphere season in 2013 are listed below including details of their start and end dates and maximum sustained wind (MSW). Qualitative comments are included on the performance of the Met Offi

season's average for this subtropical storm added to the database in post season reanalysis. North Atlantic observed tracks in 2013 North Atlantic tropical cyclone names North Indian (forecast track charts for Global and South Asia models shown) Name & ID Start & end dates 1-/10-minute MSW Comments on Met