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of sunshine, especially in the west. However, eastern coastal stretches are likely to be cloudier, bringing some light rain or showers and perhaps some fog patches from the North Sea. It will be a chilly start to Good Friday with a frost in many western areas, although regions under sunnier skies

and international organisations such as the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). The Met Office frequently enables academic research to achieve real-world impact, by academic research, by utilising cutting-edge research in the delivery of the operational services it provides

containing sea ice with concentration of at least 15% - over the period 1981-2010. Data from Met Office Hadley Centre HadISST dataset which combined numerous satellite observations from multiple platforms. Arctic sea ice extent   Figure 1:Average summer minimum (grey) and winter maximum (white

are, by definition, rare, which means we have relatively few observations, especially in light of our changing climate. This means it is difficult to estimate the current chances of extreme weather and climate events. To overcome this, the CSSP China project pioneered a technique using the Met

Although there will be a bit of a split in the weather over the coming days, much of England and Wales will see bright and dry conditions with sunny spells. Temperatures will reach the mid 20˚Cs across the south where it will feel quite warm with light winds. Further north, Scotland, Northern

in 17 people being killed along with 4 horses. The thunderstorms across South East England slowly died away during the evening and here it turned rather misty. Winds generally were light and from the southeast. Temperatures were above the late May average generally and very warm, locally hot

and Saturday, some of which could be thundery in nature. Both wind and showers are expected to ease on Sunday.   Further south, there will be plenty of dry and fine weather around in the weekend, with temperatures likely to peak at around 24C in the southeast. Some light showers are possible

conditions. There will be spells of cloud and light rain at times in the north west as weak fronts move in but they will quickly dissolve. Temperatures will gradually rise through the week, with an expected high of 24°C, possibly 25°C, by Thursday. These temperature highs are expected to be in parts

, conditions remain showery and breezy. Temperatures will be mostly below normal across the country. Friday, expect clear or sunny spells with showers, some of which may be heavy and could merge into longer spells of rain. Winds will be light to moderate, but fresh to strong along southern coasts

start for some. Otherwise, it will be a fine day with light winds and a fair amount of sunshine in many areas, although freezing fog patches could persist in a few places.  How long the more settled, colder conditions will last is uncertain, with rain probably returning to westernmost areas at least