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February 2001 The wet weather returns A er many parts had a brief respite from substantial rainfall in January: February is shaping up to be a wet month. Areas in the east of the UK in particular have already had more than their normal (1961-90 average) month's total. The UK is still feeling

this year, this is not because humanity is emitting less carbon. Instead, we are getting a free ‘helping hand’ from nature – but only for now. Once La Niña weather patterns have ceased, more of our emissions will remain in the atmosphere. We cannot rely on nature to do our job for us.” The Met Office

The Met Office is searching for the next round of names ahead of the next storm season, and the UK public are once again being asked for their input.   In partnership with Met Éireann and KNMI, the forecasting services for Ireland and the Netherlands respectively, the group has been naming storms

different types of research, from basic or strategic research to adventurous or multidisciplinary research. Your application is treated as confidential. Award of the funding once proposals are assessed Once the proposals have been evaluated against the scoring and assessment criteria, the award

Storm Floris is continuing to move northeast early on Tuesday, with diminishing impacts in the UK once the Yellow warning for the Northern Isles expires at 8.00 on Tuesday morning. The unusually strong storm for the time of year brought a provisional peak gust of 82mph at Wick Airport, though some

Hot dry spell July 2013 From 3 to 23 July 2013 the UK experienced a spell of hot, sunny weather with an area of high pressure established across the UK. Many areas - particularly in the south and west - experienced almost unbroken sunshine, although easterly winds brought some low cloud to north

category should occur at least once and up to half the time • BECMG: a transition period when the alternative category should occur at least once • PROB30/40: the alternative category is forecast with a probability of 30% / 40% at each METAR time • PROB30/40 TEMPO: the alternative category is forecast

category should occur at least once and up to half the time • BECMG: a transition period when the alternative category should occur at least once • PROB30/40: the alternative category is forecast with a probability of 30% / 40% at each METAR time • PROB30/40 TEMPO: the alternative category

Met Office Board Summary 26 February 2013 � The minutes of the meeting held on 29 Jan 2013 were agreed. The Board reviewed the actions and agreed to close those which had been completed. � John Hirst, the Chief Executive, delivered his report to the Board. This included a brief update

controlled strong rooms. Brief history At a meeting of the Meteorological Committee on 29 April 1914, the Met Office first officially accepted responsibility for custodianship of appropriate public weather records. Between the end of the First World War and the 1950s the Met Office experienced