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• Uniting experts to unlock the next generation of weather and climate innovation

  and climate innovation Author: Met Office Tue 10 Mar 2026 This week, the Met Office will bring together senior leaders from government, technology and industry for Met Office in the Cloud at the Royal Society in London. This landmark gathering comes at a pivotal moment for weather and climate

• Gardening in May: Five tips from the Met Office

  no better time to step outside and get stuck in. At the Met Office, we’re here to help you make the most of the weather and your garden. Is May a good time for gardening? May marks the final chapter of meteorological spring and hints at the summer to come. Daylight hours are on the up, rising from

• Weather trends: blocking highs and the amplified jet stream

  dominating our weather for the last few months. Occasionally, the high pressure has drifted towards Europe, allowing some weather systems to come through, but it has quickly rebuilt, maintaining the dry and settled conditions. READ MORE: Learn about blocking patterns How are these conditions

• A change in the pollen season – but is it worse than normal?

  . However, the potency of these pollen grains could be more intense this year, and that comes down to the weather we’ve had in spring. “A warm and wet May, coupled with a relatively warm spring, means there’s a chance that the pollen that has developed is particularly potent, even if the amounts aren’t

• How cookies are used by the Met Office

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• Wimbledon extremes: How weather has shaped the championships

  temperature was a chilly 4.9°C on 22 June 1999. Notably, the highest overnight minimum was 20.8°C, recorded on 27 June 1976, which may come as no surprise to those who remember the notorious summer of that year. Conversely, the lowest maximum temperature during the tournament was just 12.0°C on 24 June 1925

• A wet and dull April

  .” Temperatures around average April was a month of two halves when it comes to temperatures. The month started off warm, particularly along the southeast coast of England. Writtle in Essex recorded 21.8°C, making it the hottest day of 2024 so far in the UK. Temperatures then dropped, remaining slightly below

• Met Office festival forecast: Largely dry but without the high temperatures of recent weekends

  – Southsea, Portsmouth Southsea’s seafront will come alive with performances from Kings of Leon, Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend, Michael Kiwanuka, Nelly Furtado, Bloc Party and Madness. The forecast indicates cloudier, cooler and breezier conditions in the east, with brighter spells more likely

• Warnings for thunderstorms issued, but why do we get them in warm weather?

  , frequent lightning and gusty winds of up to 50–60 mph. Some of the most frequent impacts are likely along parts of the Devon and Cornwall coasts initially, before spreading more widely on Friday with further warnings issued. These storms come after another very hot day, and it is this heat that plays

• Summer 2026 provisionally hottest on record for the UK

  Wales 16.8 1.7 72.4 65 205.8 129 Scotland 13.8 0.5 104.3 87 108.8 81 Northern Ireland 15.2 0.7 84.3 85 96.8 71 Where does the monthly and seasonal data come from? The Met Office’s monthly climate statistics use HadUK‑Grid data to work out county, regional and UK‑wide averages. The dataset takes weather