Met Office

Driest February in England since 1993 signals drought ahead, say experts
With little rain forecast for spring and reservoirs still not refilled, drought could be worse than last year
Helena Horton Environment reporter
01, Mar, 2023 @9:41 AM

John Harries obituary
Physicist who designed and developed innovative instruments that provided evidence of changes in the Earth’s atmosphere
Joanna Haigh
16, Feb, 2023 @4:59 PM

British weather still confounds forecasting supercomputers
Recent cold spell in the south-east shows how three- to five-day calculations can be wildly incorrect
Paul Brown
03, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM

2022 will be warmest year on record in UK, says Met Office
Provisional figures show annual average temperature will exceed previous record set in 2014
Helena Horton and agency
28, Dec, 2022 @2:16 PM

Warmest Armistice Day ever for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Three UK countries ‘way above where we should be for this time of year’ says Met Office forecaster
Damien Gayle Environment correspondent
11, Nov, 2022 @6:06 PM

Weather patterns may lead to flooding in February, Met Office warns
Government embarks on campaign to raise awareness over weather threat as England remains in drought
Helena Horton Environment reporter
07, Nov, 2022 @1:22 PM

How will UK’s winter weather forecast affect heating bills?
Met Office due to publish long-term forecast that will give steer on likely energy use in coming months
Sandra Laville
06, Oct, 2022 @1:20 PM

UK health agency issues new heat alert warning for England
Alert comes as south-east England goes 144 days with little to no rain, the longest in half a century
Gemma McSherry
08, Aug, 2022 @10:11 PM

‘Reality is scary’: climate culture war heats up for UK meteorologists
TV forecasters have been targeted by climate deniers during recent extreme temperatures
Helena Horton Environment reporter
01, Aug, 2022 @10:26 AM

Cool periods in UK are warmer than they used to be, say weather experts
Heatwaves around world showing clear evidence of climate crisis, experts say
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
28, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM

Heatwaves caused by climate crisis may become regular event, says Met Office chief
Chief meteorologist says extreme temperatures ‘entirely consistent’ with human-induced climate crisis
Geneva Abdul
18, Jul, 2022 @8:28 AM

Pollutionwatch: the sad end of the Met Office’s atmospheric survey plane
Moasa aircraft will no longer measure pollutants over UK after funding was stopped
Gary Fuller
06, May, 2022 @5:00 AM
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