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• Spring is getting warmer, but frost is a threat

  Average spring temperatures across the UK have risen by approximately 1 °C over the last few decades according to data released by the Met Office, but gardeners are urged to take note that spring frosts can still pose a threat.

  of frost days in spring has fallen, it can still be an issue right through spring across most of the UK. We have seen relatively few widespread frosts so far this year, but this Easter weekend gardeners in rural areas, especially in northern Britain, caring for tender plants may encounter a ground

• Provisional new record for highest temperature in UK

  Today the Met Office observations team has received a new provisional figure of 38.7 Celsius from Cambridge University Botanic Garden.  The current highest temperature on record for the UK is 38.5 Celsius, recorded in Faversham in August 2003. The temperature recorded yesterday at Cambridge

• ‘April showers bring May flowers’ – is it true?

  : Press Office Mon 7 Apr 2025 ‘April showers bring May flowers’ is a phrase you may have heard in the UK, but is there any truth in it, and where does it come from? And what do gardeners need to know to be WeatherReady? We delved into the statistics and had a chat with the Royal Horticultural Society

• wiser0236_uganda_enhanced_community_dissemination.pdf

  district officials on the importance and dissemination of weather and climate information. Joyce, Senior Agricultural Officer in Yumbe started organizing trainings for us the farmers in savings group. A farmer practices mulching in vegetable garden in Yumbe “During the agricultural training sessions

• metoffice_bringingdatatolife_firstexplorations_designingaweatherapp.pdf

  if it will be a busy day (as tennis will normally be more popular in good weather) in order to see how many staff they will need. Designing a weather app End user profiles cards Hospital administrator Gardener Beach Lifeguard Architect Hospital administrators are responsible for the day-today running of a hospital

• Historic July sees record dryness, unprecedented sunshine and exceptional warmth

  , Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Surrey, Warwickshire and West Sussex.     So far this year, four months have seen above average rainfall (January, February, March and June), with three months seeing below average monthly rainfall (April, May and now July). This map

• Dull and mild February brings wet winter to a close

  counties - including Dorset and Warwickshire, which recorded their second wettest winter - fell within their top ten wettest winters since 1836, highlighting the widespread nature of the persistent rainfall. This map shows how Winter 25/26 ranks for rainfall from 1837-2026 by county. This map shows

• Sunniest April on record for the UK

  to by this point in the season. What does the weather so far this spring mean for gardeners and growers? With very warm, dry conditions for most so far this spring, we spoke to the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chief Horticulturalist Guy Barter: “While people have been enjoying the elevated temperatures lately

• metoffice_peopleinweatherandclimate_firstexplorations_22-04_skills-matching.pdf

  ; meteorologist (weather forecaster); construction worker (builder); head teacher; tennis club manager; hospital administrator; gardener; beach lifeguard and architect Explain any career the group isn’t familiar with, then ask them to put their hand up if they think the weather is important to a person doing

• wcssp_calls_faqs_v2.pdf

  linkages and avoid any duplication. Linkages are also managed organically at project level where further application of the science is identified. Access to HPC functionality What is the rationale behind WCSSP partners no longer being able to use Monsoon? Monsoon is reserved for NERC funded projects