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once validated can be used in weather forecasting and other early warning applications in the region. 5 1.0. Introduction The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) HIGH impact Weather LAke SYstem (HIGHWAY) Project is a United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development (DFID) funded

significant changes within the national hydrological and meteorological service. Organisations may need to conduct a capability assessment and/or gap analysis to identify what infrastructure, resources or datasets are needed to deliver the appropriate level of impact-based forecasting. Once gaps

of the country. Weather diary • Generally cool and wet, windy at times, warmer towards the end The weather over the UK for July was dominated by low pressure systems with only the occasional brief respite from a ridge of high pressure, resulting in generally cool and unsettled conditions for most

pressure systems off the Atlantic began in earnest on the 4th. Storms Elin and Fergus, named by the Irish Met Service, crossed the UK on the 9th and 10th. High pressure did make a brief appearance from the 14th to 18th, giving marginally more settled conditions mainly over the south

that with 118.6mm. By the end of the month, dozens of stations across the UK had set new monthly totals. Wind was a feature through the second half of the month as a succession of depressions crossed the British Isles. Apart from the 19th and 27th which saw conditions settle down briefly with transient ridges

a brief dry spell at the beginning of the month, the UK was affected by a series of complex low pressure systems from the Atlantic bringing with them some wet and windy conditions. Warcop Range in Cumbria recorded winds gusting up to 62mph during the 4th. From the 4th to the 15th, all regions saw some

shows shaded (scalar) wind speed anomalies with arrows as (vector) wind anomalies. Text not available. Weather diary • Generally cool and wet, windy at times, warmer towards the end The weather over the UK for July was dominated by low pressure systems with only the occasional brief respite from a ridge

Commitments � � � Observations Technology Science The PAG was also briefed on the Met Office Transformation and Efficiency (T&E) Programme. The review of International Commitments highlighted that all milestones and indicators had been met for EUMETSAT with the key achievement being that the next generation

crossing the country through the month with just a brief settled spell during the 2nd week and the occasional transient ridge of high pressure. Wet and windy was the order of the day on the 1st with a deep low crossing central England, producing significant rainfall across all regions, and some very strong

, over the Pennines, Cumbrian Hills, and more widely in Scotland, with up to 15cm falling over the Shetlands on the 7th. A cold easterly airstream together with lying snow allowed temperatures to fall to -10°C or below over Sutherland. The UK got a brief respite from the wet and windy weather between