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and snow. The rain turned more showery over Wales and the rest of England during the evening but it remained windy everywhere with gusts between 60 and 70 knots over the Western Isles of Scotland. It was a mild or very mild day nearly everywhere, but temperatures fell sharply during the afternoon
for parts of the UK for the rest of this week and further warnings are possible. Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri, said: “Weather for the rest of this week will continue to be very cold with daytime temperatures only reaching a degree or so above freezing at best for many and strong easterly
; “Throughout this week we are expecting to see periods of strong winds across parts of the UK, as well as some heavy rain. Some very strong winds are possible in the northern half of the UK on Wednesday, then on Thursday areas further south could see a spell of persistent rain. The timing and development
and for thunderstorms can help communities prepare in a way that saves lives. EWSA is also a very practical way of contributing to the United Nations’ Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative led by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). EW4All aims to ensure that every person on Earth is protected by early
, but the ultimate driver is the potential risk to life and property. The warnings are issued to emergency responders via email and text and to the public via the website and the very popular Met Office App. Responders can register to receive warnings via the Hazard Manager facility (Section 7.1), where
the impact of a released contaminant over distances ranging from a few hundred metres to the entire globe. The Atmospheric Dispersion and Air Quality team carry out a very active combination of research, model development, consultancy and support of emergency events associated with atmospheric dispersion
Very heavy rainfall moving through on Sunday night could lead to flooding.
across south eastern Northern Ireland Sunday 2300 – Monday 0800 Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/5AQefwTxMs — Met Office (@metoffice) July 20, 2025 Chief Meteorologist, Andy Page, said: “A band of very heavy rain will pivot over Northern Ireland during
spent an intense but very enjoyable two weeks analysing how rainfall variability is expected to change over various different regions of Brazil. This built on previous work that Jo and Aurel had published on changes in Australian monsoon rainfall and was a great opportunity to strengthen links
Executive, Prof Penny Endersby CBE, said: "I'm delighted to welcome Simon on board with his wealth of experience at a very exciting time for the Met Office, I would like to acknowledge the outstanding job Rob Woodward has done steering us through the last six years." Science Minister, Lord Vallance
Weather Prediction models and Met Office seasonal and climate models configurations. A significant focus of his work in the development of the parametrization of convection in the Unified Model and to that end he works very closely with scientists in the Atmospheric Processes and Parametrizations
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