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of very strong winds and heavy rain to northern and western parts of the UK, with the greatest impacts expected from Friday afternoon into Saturday. Weather warnings and expected impacts The Met Office has issued an Amber warning for wind for northern and western parts of Scotland, which comes

comes with uncertainty estimates. The main reason for this uncertainty is the sampling effect which is particularly large back in the late 19th century when observational coverage was poorer. The warming trend is much larger than uncertainty estimates so the headline finding of a warming world

. The GWLs come without a timeframe and represent a world that has reached the stated average warming for the period. It allows the user to investigate a world that has reached a certain level of global mean temperature regardless of the time at which that level has been reached, albeit acknowledging

is relatively far from the UK, it can still influence our weather, as we have seen in the past. Uncertainties for the weekend There are some uncertainties about what will happen through the weekend. The front highlighted earlier is expected to come closer and push in as we go through Saturday

, and trap heat. These effects can significantly change local conditions, and can be missed by simple models that calculate WBGT over a flat surface. This is where UCanWBGT comes in.  Why urban street canyons matter  Most city streets behave like miniature canyons: tall buildings on each side create

: Wet and windy into Autumn Author: Press Office 28 August 2025 As summer comes to an end, the UK is already experiencing a distinctly autumnal feel. The latest Met Office 10-Day Trend points to a period dominated by unsettled conditions, with low pressure systems bringing spells of rain, showers

architectures, modern software practices, and collaborative innovation, the Met Office is ensuring that its forecasts and climate predictions remain at the cutting edge - delivering greater accuracy, usability, and societal benefit for years to come. Keep up to date with weather warnings, and you can find

is entirely typical for March, a month of transition when lingering winter influences can sit alongside the increasing warmth of spring.” Where does the monthly data come from? The Met Office’s monthly climate statistics use HadUK‑Grid data to work out county, regional and UK‑wide averages

, but later comes from the west or north-west as the depression moves away. The range of directions between south and north-west accounts for the majority of occasions and the strongest winds nearly always blow from these directions. The annual wind rose for Aldergrove is typical of low lying, inland

. This work allowed for a series of in-depth conversations between the Secretariat, the Chair of the PWSCG and the Met Office PWS Team to come to a consensus on what can be delivered as part of a new CSA. The Group welcomed new members during the year including the appointment of a new Independent