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• Damaging cluster of UK winter storms driven by swirling polar vortex miles above Earth

  the UK on 18th February 2022, was described as a once in a decade event and the most severe since 2014 with record wind gusts for England of 122 miles per hour recorded at the Needles on the Isle of Wight. February 2022 was also characterised by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex

• Weekend weather: Mixed conditions with further showers for many

  in those already sensitive areas. By the end of Sunday, the key zones of wetter conditions stand out clearly once again. In the southwest, the persistent feed of moisture continues from the Atlantic, while across eastern Northern Ireland, showers will be fed inland from the Irish Sea. In eastern

• How Met Office forecasts supported the UK through a largely dry Spring

  have a big impact on the accuracy of temperature and sunshine forecasts. Simon explained: “Once you get into the detail of forecasting specific cloud amounts in specific locations, it takes a certain amount of skill, from both weather models and meteorologists, to accurately forecast temperature

• How does summer 2025 compare to summer 1976

  by historical standards, similar scenarios might be much more common in the near future. Changing perceptions and adaptation One reason 2025 may not stand out as much in people’s minds is that the UK has experienced several warm summers in recent decades. The clustering of warm events means that what was once

• What are heat domes? And are they getting worse?

  . This means that blocking highs that may once have produced a notably warm spell can now generate considerably more extreme temperatures. As a result, temperature records are increasingly being exceeded by larger margins than would once have been expected. READ MORE: Warmest UK summer on record

• Microsoft Word - 2021_03_high_temperatures.docx

  Extremes of temperature, March and April 2021 The UK experienced a brief spell of unusual warmth at the end of March with temperatures across England and Wales widely reaching 20 to 22°C. 24.5°C was recorded at Kew Gardens, Greater London on 30th March, only the third day on record with a UK March

• Met Office daily weather for May 30

  northern areas, it will break up into heavy showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. A brief drier spell may follow, before further showers reach Northern Ireland and western Scotland by evening. It will be warm or very warm in the south and east, with highs of 27-28°C possible locally. Cooler

• Met Office weekend sports fixtures forecast

  , but an umbrella or waterproof jacket is recommended. Wolves vs Leeds (3pm) The Midlands will experience increasingly wet and windy weather from the southwest, as a band of rain pushes northeastwards. This rain will be heavy at times, but there may be some brief bright or sunny intervals. It will feel cooler than

• Briefing on Arctic and Antarctic sea ice - June 2018

  with enhanced transport of mild, moist air from midlatitudes (Figure 4a) driven by higher than average atmospheric pressure (Figure 4b), and a weak polar vortex. As during the two preceding winters, brief spells of exceptional mildness occurred in association with strong southerly flow, with above

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