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is on the economic value of the Met Office study being written by London Economics which will be an important piece of evidence to help secure funding at the next Comprehensive Spending Review. DP spoke about the continued focus of the PWSCG on accuracy, both in terms of actual accuracy and perceived. 2

May, a large grass and gorse fire at Belfast docks brought smoke and reduced visibility across the city, including north, west and central Belfast and Belfast International Airport. England diary of highlights May started off showery, but high pressure then built across the country and brought

City Airport were cancelled during the morning, as was a ferry sailing between Belfast and Cairnryan. Train services were delayed due to speed restrictions being imposed, and around 1000 homes were le without power. In Wales, a man died due to a landslip on a minor road in Carmarthenshire, while

week. This is most likely across England and Wales, but also fairly likely for eastern Scotland too.  Warming up Warm summer conditions will remain in place for much of the week for the majority of England and Wales, albeit slightly less hot today and Thursday, when temperatures are more likely

with temperatures above 50.0°C being possible in Europe in future, most likely close to the Mediterranean where the influence of hot air from North Africa is strongest.” The Earth’s average surface temperature has risen by around 1.1°C since the pre-industrial period (1850-1900), but the average

, with daytime maxima rather cool in the northwest under cloud and rain. However, it will be very warm or hot in the southeast, where temperatures are expected to widely reach the high 20s Celsius, and locally the low 30s Celsius. The weekend will continue to feel very warm or hot in the south

across north-east Scotland, with very humid, hot air across the south of the UK. Parts of southern England reached 34 to 35°C on both 11th and 12th August. The sequence of rain-radar images at hourly intervals from 18 UTC 11 August to 09 UTC 12 August show torrential downpours in the Edinburgh area

, such as the summer of 2018 and July 2022. Our Met Office climate projections indicate that hot spells will become more frequent in our future climate, particularly over the southeast of the UK. Temperatures are projected to rise in all seasons, but the heat would be most intense in summer."   How

of cloud on offer and some outbreaks of rain. And these outbreaks of rain could be quite intense at times. Some heavy thundery downpours are quite possible. “Temperature-wise, it's looking even hotter than today across some parts towards the east and southeast. 28°C, 29°C not out of the question. And yes

in a natural area. It can be caused by a combination of very hot and dry weather, with fires being started either through lightning strikes or human activity. Find out more: www.kfwf.org.uk www.nationalgeographic.com/ environment/natural-disasters/ wildfires/ www.readyforwildfire.org/What- To-Do