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saturated – at which point the wet bulb temperature is then equal to the dry bulb temperature. Stealth heat events The data has also uncovered new ways of examining different types of heat event, for example ‘hot and dry’, ‘hot and humid’ or ‘warm and humid’. Each of these types of extreme heat have

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

on the A4107. In north-west England there were blocked roads due to flooding, including the B5192 and the A5058 in Merseyside. In London, four central stations were affected by flooding resulting in delays to rail services. Liverpool Street station saw water pouring in through the roof, and some

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

Physical Laboratory (NPL) in London where he set up and ran a laboratory researching measurement of airborne nanoparticles and calibration of air quality instrumentation. Whilst at NPL he attained Chartered Chemist (CChem) and Scientist (CSci) status. Richard joined the Met Office in 2010

and risk management. Before joining the Met Office, Julia worked as a post-doc at the Centro de Astrobiología (INTA-CSIC) in Madrid.  She obtained her PhD on the study of low mass star formation from University College London, after receiving a first class degree in Natural Sciences (specialising in astrophysics) from the University of Cambridge.

of the urban boundary layer in central London, and comparing those observations with output from the Unified Model, with the aim of assessing the ability of the model to simulate urban meteorology. Siân joined the Met Office and has been working at Cardington since 2013.

Tuesday 2 June 1953 (Coronation Day of Queen Elizabeth II) UK weather chart for 12:00 UTC on 2 June 1953 Brief summary of the weather for London A mostly cloudy day with rain or showers. A gentle to moderate north-westerly breeze. Maximum temperature well below average for early June. Data from Kew

, 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