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are susceptible to heat-related illnesses, and each year, veterinary professionals across the UK report a rise in cases of heatstroke, sunburn, and other temperature-related conditions. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a few simple tips to help you keep your pets safe and comfortable during hot spells

and Northern Ireland on the 11th and 12th, before the high pressure returned once again. The second week of May saw temperatures slightly below average for most areas, before temperatures increased into the third week. Clear skies at night led to some cooler nights, with some frost conditions

The Met Office has issued its first ever Amber Extreme Heat Warning as large areas of the UK will continue to see hot conditions this week.

.   The impacts of extreme heat can be many and varied. It can have health consequences, especially for those who are particularly vulnerable, and it can impact infrastructure, including transport and energy, as well as the wider business community. During hot weather we often see increased traffic

being the coolest and the 100th percentile being the warmest in the 1981-2010 climatology. Orange and red shading represent values above the 80th (Warm) and 90th (Hot) percentile, respectively; regions shaded in light and dark blue indicate values below the 20th (Cool) and 10th (Cold) percentile

Hot spell August 1990 At the beginning of August 1990 there was a widespread hot spell, during which a new UK temperature record was set A maximum of 37.1 °C was measured at Cheltenham on the 3rd, beating the record of 36.7 °C set at Raunds (Northamptonshire), Epsom (Surrey) and Canterbury (Kent

A new study has examined how high-impact weather in the UK, such as extremely hot days, heavy rainfall and very cold conditions, could be affected at different levels of global warming.

The study, published in the journal Climatic Change, found that the higher the level of global warming, the projected increase in frequency or severity or both will be stronger for hot weather, droughts and flooding in the UK. These high-impact weather events can cause significant disruption across

While the northwest will experience some unsettled spells, many areas, particularly in the south and east, can expect fine, dry, and increasingly hot weather as the week progresses. Tuesday begins with a band of cloud and patchy rain or drizzle moving southeast across Scotland and Northern Ireland

we can make the most of them including new projects and climate services. More information on Adaptation Scotland and the Scottish perspective of UKCP18 is available here. London Climate Change Partnership (City Hall, 10 January) Hot on the heels of the launch of UKCP18, the Met Office project team

of simulated summers is used to quantify the chance of seeing unprecedented high temperatures, while also enabling us to estimate how hot high-end extremes could be in today’s climate. Estimating the chance of exceeding summer 2018 temperatures in the UK The likelihood of exceeding the UK’s record

), long period simulations (free running or multi-forecast) 1. Timing Biases 1.1. Summary of issues Precipitation is seen to initiate too early in convection-permitting (CP) Met Office Unified Model (MetUM), especially in the tropics. Once initiated, precipitation rates grow too rapidly. Given