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. This infrastructure has enabled the UK to continue to lead the world in weather, climate and environmental science high-performance computing. In 2025, Met Office operational weather and climate intelligence transitioned to a new supercomputer operated by Microsoft in the Azure cloud

>75% of the area affected Cloud Few Scattered Broken Overcast Up to ¼ of the sky covered by a cloud layer Between ¼ to ½ of the sky covered by a cloud layer Between ½ to 7/8 of the sky covered by a cloud layer Sky completely covered by a cloud layer FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB United Kingdom

Anglia and the south-east. A large high over Scandinavia brought a settled spell to most of the country from the 15th to 18th, with variable amounts of cloud. It was cold with easterly winds from the 19th to 26th, with frequent rain or showers for the east and south-west, but with any snow mostly

by the dawn of instrumental meteorology. Further developments took place in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries leading to the foundation of the Met Office in 1854.  These pages will introduce you to some of the highlights of our rare book collection. De Negotio Naturali - Albertus Magnus, De Negotio Naturali (on Natural Business) c. 1290 On The Modification Of Clouds - Luke Howard, On the Modification of Clouds 1803

surface and by thermals, such as those rising from land as it is heated by the sun, but also thermals associated with clouds.  All this turbulence redistributes heat, moisture and the drag on the wind within the boundary layer, as well as pollutants and other constituents of the atmosphere.  In so

The highest temperatures on Monday will be in central or southeastern areas of England, where some places could reach 22°C with plenty of bright sunshine through the day. There will be more in the way of cloud further north through the day, with temperatures likely to peak in the high teens

-altitude aviation sectors, such as business jets. These forecasts include: Wind and temperature data at cruising altitudes Significant weather (SIGWX) charts, which highlight en-route hazards such as: Jet streams Turbulence Icing Cumulonimbus clouds Volcanic ash Tropical cyclones This information

with sunny spells and patchy fair weather cloud, then continued for the rest of the day. Despite the sunshine it was a chilly day with a cool north-westerly wind. Data from Southampton Maximum Temperature/°C: 11.7 Minimum Temperature/°C: 4.4 Rainfall Amount/mm: 0.0 Sunshine Amount/hours: 7.7 General

After a chilly start, Saturday will be another fine and dry day for most with plenty of sunshine. Increasing amounts of cloud will move in across the south of the UK with the possibility of some showers in the south of England for a time. A more notable change to our weather moves in overnight

) impaction with the surface, (iii) washout where the pollutant is 'swept out' by falling precipitation, and (iv) "rainout" where the pollutant is absorbed directly into cloud droplets as they form. In addition each model 'particle' can have its own characteristics; for example particles can represent