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• sahel-climate-risk-report-finalpdf

  to adaptation in some regions during some periods of the year. Thermal stress is a considerable threat to the region, as combinations of heat and humidity exceeding the physiological limit for humans and livestock may be exceeded periodically, posing a threat to human survival, and at the very least causing

• Severe Gales 2 January 1976

  or very cold across parts of Scotland. Significant weather event The gale on the evening of the 2nd was one of the most severe to affect the British Isles during the twentieth century. At least 23 people died, public services were widely disrupted, and the total national damage was estimated to be between

• Heavy Rainfall 8 June 1957

  fall for the 8th must have been at least 8.00 inches. However, several separate measurements were made during the 24-hours and these show that the greater part of the rain, 137.9 mm (5.43 inches) fell within 2.5 hours from 1230 GMT to 1500 GMT. Though there were no separate measurements within

• Fine, dry weekend for many

  into another area of low pressure, swirling to the west of Iberia. This too will help to push warm air northwards towards the UK, and with high pressure remaining close by, probably just to the east of the UK by this time, further warm and often sunny weather looks probable, at least through the first

• Wind, rain and snow affecting New Year transition

  /CoE5VkS6tw — Met Office (@metoffice) December 29, 2024 Andy Page is a Chief Forecaster with the Met Office. He said: “There is a very complicated weather forecast for the UK with snow, strong winds and heavy rain all feature for parts of the UK. Almost the entire UK is covered by at least one weather

• A cold start to the week

  child, check up on them and see if there’s anything you can do to help. All of us should be heating our homes to at least 18C, keeping up to date with weather forecasts and planning our days around them - simple steps can really help protect against the cold.” You can find out the current forecast

• Longest Tornado Track 21 May 1950

  these became violent and heavy with hail and at least three tornadoes being spawned. Widespread flooding was reported and one tornado left a trail of damage stretching 65-miles, the longest track of a tornado ever recorded across the United Kingdom. Thunderstorms continued into the evening across

• Temperatures rising into next week

  uncertain how long this warmer weather will last though, with a possible breakdown from mid-week. What is the heatwave criteria? A UK heatwave threshold is met when a location records a period of at least three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures meeting or exceeding the heatwave temperature

• Aerodrome Weather Warnings

  and pilots in planning responses to these hazards. All warnings have at least a six-hour lead time, except for thunderstorm warnings, which have a lead time of one hour. This service integrates with the Public Weather Service National Severe Weather Warning Service. Click here to find out more about

• UK heading for days of thunder

  A number of Yellow thunderstorm warnings have been issued for the UK, highlighting the potential for frequent lightning, large hail and flash flooding impacts from the intense rainfall which could see values of at least 50mm in a two or three-hour period in a few places. Dan Suri is the Met