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people. I’ve been fortunate enough to meet some of the people who have benefitted from these weather alerts made possible through WISER. One of those people is called Faith, who lives in Kibera, an informal settlement on the sharp end of climate change in Nairobi. Hers is an inspiring story and one

. *Philosophy for Children, or P4C as it is more commonly known, is a thinking skills programme which was developed by Matthew Lipman and Anne Sharp with their associates at the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC), Montclair State University in the 1970s. For more information about

in front. Remember, your stopping distance is significantly increased in the rain.  Avoid sharp acceleration and braking which could result in you losing control and getting in to a skid, and take extra care when overtaking large vehicles which will create lots of spray which reduces visibility.” Richard

be fine and dry as we head into the evening period. Though the odd sharp shower looking like it might develop across parts of northeast England again just skirting their way down a little closer to East Anglia throughout the night. Clear spells though remaining for the vast majority and underneath

for Tuesday Tuesday brings a more mixed picture. A band of cloud and a few showers will stretch from the southwest approaches through Wales to northeast England and southeast Scotland. These will tend to fragment, but sharp, slow-moving showers may develop in convergence zones across northern England

, but much drier in the south. 6th to 12th The 6th was cold and mostly cloudy, with wintry showers for the far north and south-east. The 7th started with a widespread sharp frost, and remained cold and cloudy in the north and west but the south and east saw sunshine. The 8th started with another

, but, where they do occur, they have the potential to bring torrential downpours of rain, lightning, hail, and some strong gusty winds around at times. “But because these downpours will be so torrential and very sharp, they do have the potential to provide some localized flooding in places because

the surrounding air rapidly—up to 30,000°C. This sudden heating causes the air to expand explosively, creating a shockwave that we hear as thunder. The sound of thunder can vary depending on the distance from the lightning strike and atmospheric conditions. A sharp crack indicates a nearby strike, while a low

it actually is). © Crown Copyright 2025 Met Office From the user perspective there is a problem though… High spread high epistemic uncertainty Low spread model agrees and high confidence Spread is desirable Too much spread no guidance undesirable Ensemble members follow control undesirable Sharp

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