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McNulty from County Donegal and crystallographer Dame Kathleen Lonsdale from County Kildare. Impacts Flights were cancelled at airports including Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Belfast City. Ferry services were also disrupted and in Northern Ireland there were impacts from fallen

will see snow.  Accumulations may be significant on hills, with smaller wetter and temporary accumulations at lower levels. This has the potential to cause some transport disruption in some cities. With such a variety of weather, including cold spells, over the next few days, the RHS provides some advice

a Quaker and pacifist, Richardson was a conscientious objector during World War I. So, in 1916, he left the Met Office to join the Friends' Ambulance Unit founded by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). His role was to drive ambulances in the Belgian city of Ypres. But outside work, he

5-9 years Weatherlands forecast Overview “Ah!” said Forecaster Flurryweather with a knowing smile. “My name is Forecaster Flurryweather and I am the head of the Council of Forecasters from the City of Celestia. Would you mind if we had a little chat about the weather…?” (Rainbow Grey: Battle

5-9 years Weatherlands forecast Overview “Ah!” said Forecaster Flurryweather with a knowing smile. “My name is Forecaster Flurryweather and I am the head of the Council of Forecasters from the City of Celestia. Would you mind if we had a little chat about the weather…?” (Rainbow Grey: Battle

weather.”   As our climate changes due to human influences, hot spells like this are becoming more frequent and severe. By 2070, the chance of exceeding 30°C for two days or more throughout the year increases. Projections show that over southern parts of the UK exceeding 30°C for two days or more becomes

of the week for the majority of England and Wales, albeit slightly less hot on Wednesday and Thursday, when temperatures are more likely to peak in the high 20s Celsius.   A persistent area of high pressure centred over the southern half of the UK is responsible for this week’s warm spell, bringing largely

nights, which is when overnight temperatures remain in excess of 20°C.   The highest overnight minimum temperature for September on record is 21.7°C, and this record could be threatened on Wednesday and Thursday nights in particular.   As our climate changes due to human influences, hot spells like

that the UK climate is likely to get much hotter. If you look at the frequency of those hot spells exceeding 30 °C for two or more days, the records show they are largely confined to the south east and locally they occur, on average about once every four years. Our latest projections shows that by 2070

: “a greater chance of warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers” Working together on UK Climate Projections www.metoffice.gov.uk © Crown Copyright 2018, Met Office • All areas of the UK are projected to experience warming Future UK temperatures Working together on UK Climate Projections • Warming