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. A policy brief is available providing detail on this aspect of the WISER Western project. Supported by: Fund Manager: Conclusion Overall, the project has proven successful in supporting KMD’s provision of decentralised climate information services to a greater range and number of endusers. Through

L5 – What have we learnt from the STEREO Heliospheric Imagers? Prof Richard Harrison Head of Space Physics Division & Chief Scientist, RAL Space We have been there! o NASA’s STEREO o Launched Oct 2006 1. A brief tour of what you get from a Heliospheric Imager 2. Some statements about the use

representative) briefed the Board on the focus of activities at BEIS, including spending review allocations which were due to be decided in the next few weeks. He noted the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast’s (ECMWF) decision to locate their new HQ in Reading and thanked the Met Office

of a change, albeit perhaps only briefly, in the dominant weather pattern for the UK later next week. Steve Willington explained: “For the latter half of next week, there are some signals of a shift in the jet stream which may allow for high pressure to build in for southern areas of the UK, increasing

& Environment journal, assessed the characteristics and evolution of the June MHW. Using the REP modelling framework, the team showed how weak winds, strong sunshine and tropical air streams contributed to developing of warmer ocean temperatures around the UK. Once the MHW was established, a combination

, but also a chance of snow at first over the Midlands. It will be brighter in the north, but still with a risk of showers in coastal areas. Still feeling cold away from the southwest with temperatures once again in low-single figures. “There continues to be some uncertainty over the exact conditions

to three years. In a natural climate, where human greenhouse gas emissions are removed, June temperatures like that of 2003 would only be seen once every 8,200 years. The study commenced as western Europe recorded notably high temperatures for the time of year, with France recording its earliest 40°C

, recorded twice: once at Dunbar in East Lothian on 6 May 1933, and again at Eastwick Lodge in Essex on 6 June 1960.  READ MORE: How close are we to breaking spring records? Rain, Wind, and Snow Rainfall has also made its mark on the Whitsun holiday. Kesgrave in Suffolk saw the wettest day on record

of the week, which may also spread to some central and western areas by the weekend, although by this time a messy mixture of rain, sleet and snow is more likely. Current indications are that once the east to south-easterly winds set in they will most probably last well into next week, although a gradual

markers must be secured once the aircraft approaches. To attract the attention of the aircraft, stand with both arms in the air in a Y shape. At night, flashing your torch until the aircraft has spotted you can be helpful, but then shine the torch at the ground as they may be using night vision