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climate change?   During the period 1991-2020, the mean summer temperature was 14.59°C, this is over 0.8°C more than the period 1961-1990. Climate projections show that future UK summers are going to become hotter and drier; a trend we are already witnessing. Climate change has the power to turn

and thunderstorms, particularly into the evening. Further areas of rain may also develop in the west later in the day. Temperatures will be around to slightly above average in the north, and very warm and humid in the south, with the southeast potentially turning hot. Winds will be mostly light

shows the mean increase in time under this level of drought for the Mediterranean region. Fire weather risk The risk of wildfires increases under hot, dry, windy conditions, which can be quantified with the McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI). The map shows where fire danger is projected

in the top 5 sunniest for the UK. August After a hot June and July, August turned out to be closer to average with the mean temperature less than half a degree above average and rainfall 8% below average for the UK as a whole. Rainfall varied across the country with areas such as Banffshire

, or red. During the core alerting season, 1 June to 30 September, UKHSA and the Met Office will jointly monitor the weather forecasts and when episodes of hot weather are identified UKHSA and the Met Office will undertake a combined risk assessment to determine the expected impacts

significantly outperforming the old post processing system during the hot spell at the end of July. Summer 2024 has seen a lower than average amount of National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS) warnings issued due to very few significant weather events during the summer. The most prominent

, electron spectrometer, EUV imager, miniaturised radiation monitors, … • ESA technology programmes include instrument prototyping activites e.g. ‣ HOPE-M: Compact hot plasma monitor ‣ 3DEES: 3-d Energetic Electron Spectrometer ‣ SCOPE: Prototyping of a compact coronagraph => Candidate instruments for L1

latest projections with Esri’s geospatial tools, the reach and value of this data is greatly extended. UK stakeholders can investigate their physical climate risks over the next 50 to 100 years. The most detailed climate projections reveal a greater chance of warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier

December 2022. It’s vital motorists drive prepared for the conditions by packing a warm waterproof jacket, sturdy footwear, a flask of hot drink and a power bank to keep mobile phones charged up.” Gradually turning milder through the weekend A change to milder conditions is expected through the weekend

with many fluctuations. People’s impressions of spring may well be coloured by their personal weather memories, from coping with freezing conditions to enjoying a hot spell in April. Actually, it may well challenge perceptions to realise that the provisional average temperature for this spring is 8