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, they are propelled towards the top of the cloud by strong internal winds (updraughts) where they turn to ice. Some of the pieces of ice grow into hail, but others remain very small. Some of the hail that forms becomes too heavy to be propelled by the updraughts and so begin to fall back through the cloud

of the supercomputer phase 2 and delays to Future Upper-Air Network Design and radar projects, although it was still intended to continue these projects and the issue was one of timing. • NJ also delivered the Health and Safety Update, noting the first near miss reported. This was seen as a very positive development

together when required. We had very good access to the climate information from the website but the proper understanding of the information was inadequate, we did not have a clear understanding of the information.” Dr. Nanyende attended the WISER co-production workshops representing the Ministry

the relationship between units sold and the weekly minimum temperature. In this graph, the blue points represent the Christmas period and the orange represent the rest of the year. There is a very clear relationship in the orange points; whereas the blue points seem to be much more random with a very

the National Flood Resilience Review. As part of this review, the government asked the Met Office to assess the likelihood of a worstcase scenario for extreme rainfall over the next 10 years. However, predicting extreme weather is not straightforward. It is, by its very nature, a rare occurrence, which

Ahead of Storm Bert, wintry showers will continue to impact parts of the UK on Friday, particularly exposed areas in the north. As a brief ridge of high pressure moves in though, Friday will bring a drier and brighter end to the week. It will still feel very chilly, with maximum temperatures

A new study, led by the UK Met Office, has revealed a very strong likelihood that one of the next five years will be the warmest on record globally, beating the current record year of 2016.   The chance of at least one of the next five year’s exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is now about

and the possibility of very localised flooding from the heaviest showers.   ⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️ Heavy showers and thunderstorms across Wales and parts of southern and central England Saturday 1400 – 2100 Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #WeatherAware⚠️ pic.twitter.com/VyysJZlcS5 — Met

Many places will enjoy a dry and very mild weekend, but a significant change in the weather is on the way, with much colder conditions from early next week.

expected to be well above average, with 17-19°C possible fairly widely. It’s another warm day on Sunday with sunshine for many, although a contrast in the far north of Scotland with persistent rain. A change from Monday As we welcome in the new week, we start to see a change in the very warm and dry

funding.  To provide an outstanding environment to develop the science leaders of tomorrow in this very challenging area of research and delivery.  What does the Partnership do?  The Partnership sets in place formal arrangements for collaboration on key areas of science of common interest to the members