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Met Office weather: What to expect from half-term

and showers, perhaps some longer spells of rain, but that's still something to watch. “But over the next few days, around 50 to 60 millimetres of rain possible. So yes, there is more rain to come. A little bit disappointing, I suppose, for the bank holiday weekend, but it is long overdue. It's been

How our weather advice influenced D-Day and Operation Overlord

in terms of being able to spot a suitable weather window for the invasion. The allied charts contain a wealth of observations from across both the UK and Europe and also some observations from the Atlantic, the area from with the D-Day weather would come. By contrast the German charts reveal

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Warm with thundery breakdown for some

Much of the UK’s recent somewhat drier and more settled weather will come to an end on Friday, with low-pressure exerting its influence and bringing wind and rain for many.

and eastern Scotland in particular.” Next week's weather While the start of next week will likely see a mixture of sunshine and showers, there’s a possibility of hotter weather to come at times next week, especially in the south, though there’s still a large degree of uncertainty and much to be determined

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Cold winds and snow

felt much milder for the last week or so, but this weekend it is much colder again. That may come as a shock to the system for some whose bodies may struggle to cope in cold weather. “It’s worth remembering that cold temperatures – indoors and outdoors - can affect health, particularly in young

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Return of snow for the weekend

for the last week or so, but this weekend it will get much colder again. And that may come as a shock to the system for some whose bodies may struggle to cope in cold weather. “It’s worth remembering that cold temperatures – indoors and outdoors - can affect health, particularly in young children, older

Microsoft Word - MOB Summary 29 Nov 10.doc

convection. • NJ delivered the finance report, informing the Board that the Met Office expected to reach the ROCE and Business Profitability BPMs. • The Board were informed that the new Bribery Act was expected to come into force in April 2011 and the Met Office would comply with the Act in full. • JH

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£20 million to improve space weather forecasting

." This new national funding comes ahead of the European Space Agency Council of Ministers meeting in November, where space weather programmes will be a key priority for the UK. The government has also confirmed it will establish the UK’s first National Space Council, with further details

How do we know when weather records are broken?

for around the last two centuries. As we head towards the end of the spring season, we take a look at where the monthly stats come from, how it works, and how it differs from other datasets.   What is HadUK-Grid?  The Met Office's HadUK-Grid dataset takes weather observations from across the country

New radar noise level estimator

correlation that they are unlikely to have been drawn from a Gaussian distribution. As more and more measurements are censored, the remaining measurements are more closely described by a Gaussian distribution, until all that remains is noise data. At this point, any data that could have come from a non

Our changing weather patterns: a tale of abrupt transitions

to rise as it comes up against the blocked pattern and over western hills bringing persistent, locally heavy rain here, and as the air descends to the lee side of these hills it has been introducing very mild and gusty conditions; because of the foehn effect.” This effect – which occurs where air

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