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during the afternoon. Northern areas will enjoy sunny intervals, although the far northeast may see scattered showers. Temperatures will be noticeably cooler across much of the country, except for the southwest, where warm conditions will persist. Locations such as Plymouth could see highs of 22–23

Slow-worms at the Met Office Slow-worm A long-term resident at the Met Office, the Slow-worm is a native species to Eurasia and they are inhabitants of grasslands, scrub, woodlands and gardens. They can be found basking (warming up) under the reptile refugia that have been placed around the Met

with outdoor plans, it brings a welcome change for gardeners and farmers who have been hoping for rain. So what does the immediate weather picture look like? Showers are expected across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, with some potentially heavy and thundery. As we move into midweek

Heatwave criteria Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri, said: “Although much of the UK can expect a spell of warm and sunny weather lasting into early next week, it’s going to turn very hot for parts of England and Wales with temperatures widely reaching above 30 Celsius on Friday, Saturday

Richard is Head of Climate Impacts Research in the Met Office Hadley Centre and a Professor at the University of Exeter. He is currently leading the writing of the Technical Report for the UK's 3rd Climate Change Risk Assessment.

, alongside his Met Office role. In 2013 he became a Met Office Science Fellow. From 2013-2017 Richard led a major interational EU-funded research programme, HELIX (High-End cLimate Impacts and eXtremes) which quantified the impacts of climate change at 1.5°C, 2°C and 4°C global warming, both globally

across a diverse range of areas. From 2013 to 2017, he led a major international research project, HELIX, which has produced more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications and made major contributions to the IPCC’s Special Report on global warming of 1.5°C. Professor Betts’ team at the Met

at the Met Office and University of Exeter. He said: “1.5 °C warming doesn’t represent a point where sudden changes will be initiated in the climate system. Staying below it is a target. But the greater the warming, the more severe the impacts of climate change will be. “If we could manage to lower

• Scotland: Scottish Environment Protection Agency: https://scottishfloodforecast.sepa.org.uk • Wales: Natural Resources Wales: https://5-day-flood-risk.naturalresources.wales Prepare a flood kit of essential items such as your insurance documents, a torch, a wind-up or battery radio, warm clothing

Overall it has been a sunny and warm April for many, however the last weekend in the month saw heavy rainfall for parts of the country, bringing about a change to the end of month statistics.

were in Edinburgh (Gogarbank at only 3.2 mm and Botanic Gardens with 4 mm – 7% and 10% of average respectively), closely followed by London (Hampton at  3.8 mm and St James park at 4.2mm, both 9% of average). It was a mild month overall with a notable warm spell early in the month, but some cold

and 5th were warm and sunny for most areas but cloudier and cooler in the north, and a band of high cloud affected some southern areas on the 5th. Temperatures reached 26.8 °C at Kew Gardens (London) on the 4th and 27.6 °C at Heathrow (London) on the 5th. A band of cloud and rain progressed slowly