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2015</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/author/dbr1tt0n/" title="View all posts by Met Office Press Office" rel="author">Met Office Press Office</a></span> </span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Our Chief Scientist Professor Dame Julia Slingo OBE FRS reflects on this summer’s weather and what has influenced it: No-one can deny that we have had a pretty disappointing summer with a lot of unsettled weather and only a few … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/28/so-what-happened-to-our-summer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/category/met-office-news/" rel="category tag">Met Office News</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="tag-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links">Tagged</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/climate/" rel="tag">climate</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/climate-change/" rel="tag">climate change</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/climate-science/" rel="tag">climate science</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/cold/" rel="tag">cold</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/dry/" rel="tag">dry</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/england/" rel="tag">England</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/global-warming/" rel="tag">global warming</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/heatwave/" rel="tag">heatwave</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/heavy-rain/" rel="tag">heavy rain</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/jet-stream/" rel="tag">Jet stream</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/met-office/" rel="tag">Met Office</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/met-office-hadley-centre/" rel="tag">Met Office Hadley Centre</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/rain/" rel="tag">rain</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/rainfall/" rel="tag">rainfall</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/record/" rel="tag">record</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/severe-weather/" rel="tag">severe weather</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/storm/" rel="tag">Storm</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/storms/" rel="tag">storms</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/summer/" rel="tag">summer</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/temperature/" rel="tag">temperature</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/uk/" rel="tag">UK</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather/" rel="tag">weather</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather-forecast/" rel="tag">weather forecast</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather-forecasting/" rel="tag">weather forecasting</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/wet/" rel="tag">wet</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/wind/" rel="tag">wind</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/28/so-what-happened-to-our-summer/#comments">28 Comments</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-8449" class="post-8449 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-met-office-in-the-media category-met-office-news tag-android tag-apps tag-bbc tag-broadcasting tag-facebook tag-iphone tag-met-office tag-social-media tag-tv tag-twitter tag-weather-forecast"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/26/a-look-back-at-this-weeks-news/" rel="bookmark">A look back at this week’s news</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/26/a-look-back-at-this-weeks-news/" title="4:55 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">26 August, 2015</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/author/dbr1tt0n/" title="View all posts by Met Office Press Office" rel="author">Met Office Press Office</a></span> </span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The Met Office has been in the news again this week, with our contracts for broadcast weather services generating a huge amount of column inches and public reaction. It’s certainly been heartening to see and hear the level of public … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/26/a-look-back-at-this-weeks-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/category/met-office-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Met Office in the Media</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/category/met-office-news/" rel="category tag">Met Office News</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="tag-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links">Tagged</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/broadcasting/" rel="tag">broadcasting</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/facebook/" rel="tag">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/met-office/" rel="tag">Met Office</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/social-media/" rel="tag">Social media</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/tv/" rel="tag">tv</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/twitter/" rel="tag">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather-forecast/" rel="tag">weather forecast</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/26/a-look-back-at-this-weeks-news/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-8439" class="post-8439 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-met-office-news tag-flooding tag-heavy-rain tag-hurricane tag-tropical-storm tag-tropical-storm-erika tag-wet tag-wind tag-winds"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/26/first-major-hurricane-for-florida-since-katrina-ten-years-ago/" rel="bookmark">First hurricane for Florida since Wilma ten years ago</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/26/first-major-hurricane-for-florida-since-katrina-ten-years-ago/" title="4:06 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">26 August, 2015</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/author/dbr1tt0n/" title="View all posts by Met Office Press Office" rel="author">Met Office Press Office</a></span> </span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Tropical Storm Erika was around 390 nautical miles east of Antigua on Wednesday morning and is moving west at around 18mph. The storm is expected to track close to Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles on Thursday and then towards … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/26/first-major-hurricane-for-florida-since-katrina-ten-years-ago/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/category/met-office-news/" rel="category tag">Met Office News</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="tag-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links">Tagged</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/heavy-rain/" rel="tag">heavy rain</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/hurricane/" rel="tag">hurricane</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/tropical-storm/" rel="tag">tropical storm</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/tropical-storm-erika/" rel="tag">tropical storm Erika</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/wet/" rel="tag">wet</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/wind/" rel="tag">wind</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/winds/" rel="tag">winds</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/26/first-major-hurricane-for-florida-since-katrina-ten-years-ago/#comments">3 Comments</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-8433" class="post-8433 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-met-office-news tag-environment-agency tag-flood tag-flooding tag-hail tag-heavy-rain tag-lightning tag-met-office tag-national-severe-weather-warning-service tag-natural-resources-wales tag-rain tag-sepa tag-severe-weather tag-sunshine tag-temperature tag-thunder tag-weather tag-weather-forecast tag-wet"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/23/highest-temperatures-and-rainfall-over-the-weekend/" rel="bookmark">Highest temperatures and rainfall over the weekend</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/23/highest-temperatures-and-rainfall-over-the-weekend/" title="5:46 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">23 August, 2015</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/author/dbr1tt0n/" title="View all posts by Met Office Press Office" rel="author">Met Office Press Office</a></span> </span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Over the past 24 hours the weather has delivered a mixture of hot sunshine, thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain as we highlighted earlier in the week. As expected, sunny skies and warm air being pushed northwards from the continent allowed … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/23/highest-temperatures-and-rainfall-over-the-weekend/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/category/met-office-news/" rel="category tag">Met Office News</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="tag-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links">Tagged</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/environment-agency/" rel="tag">Environment Agency</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/flood/" rel="tag">flood</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/hail/" rel="tag">hail</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/heavy-rain/" rel="tag">heavy rain</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/lightning/" rel="tag">Lightning</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/met-office/" rel="tag">Met Office</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/national-severe-weather-warning-service/" rel="tag">National Severe Weather Warning Service</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/natural-resources-wales/" rel="tag">Natural Resources Wales</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/rain/" rel="tag">rain</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/sepa/" rel="tag">SEPA</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/severe-weather/" rel="tag">severe weather</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/sunshine/" rel="tag">sunshine</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/temperature/" rel="tag">temperature</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/thunder/" rel="tag">thunder</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather/" rel="tag">weather</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather-forecast/" rel="tag">weather forecast</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/wet/" rel="tag">wet</a> </span> </div> </div> <div id="post-8426" class="post-8426 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-met-office-news tag-hurricane tag-japan tag-japan-meteorological-agency tag-japanese-typhoon tag-japanese-weather tag-philippines tag-rainfall tag-tropical tag-typhoon tag-volcano"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/23/typhoon-heads-for-japanese-volcano/" rel="bookmark">Typhoon heads for Japanese volcano</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/23/typhoon-heads-for-japanese-volcano/" title="11:55 am" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">23 August, 2015</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/author/dbr1tt0n/" title="View all posts by Met Office Press Office" rel="author">Met Office Press Office</a></span> </span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Typhoon Goni, which was located just east of Taiwan on Sunday morning, is expected to track across the western side of Kyushu Island in SW Japan through Monday. There is a risk it could bring up to 200mm of rainfall in … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/23/typhoon-heads-for-japanese-volcano/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/category/met-office-news/" rel="category tag">Met Office News</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="tag-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links">Tagged</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/hurricane/" rel="tag">hurricane</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/japan/" rel="tag">Japan</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/japan-meteorological-agency/" rel="tag">Japan Meteorological Agency</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/japanese-typhoon/" rel="tag">Japanese typhoon</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/japanese-weather/" rel="tag">Japanese weather</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/philippines/" rel="tag">Philippines</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/rainfall/" rel="tag">rainfall</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/tropical/" rel="tag">tropical</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/typhoon/" rel="tag">Typhoon</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/volcano/" rel="tag">volcano</a> </span> </div> </div> <div id="post-8420" class="post-8420 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-met-office-in-the-media tag-bbc tag-met-office tag-national-severe-weather-warning-service tag-shipping-forecast tag-tv-weather tag-weather-forecast tag-weather-forecasting"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/23/met-office-in-the-news-bbc-weather-contract/" rel="bookmark">Met Office in the news – BBC weather contract</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/23/met-office-in-the-news-bbc-weather-contract/" title="8:29 am" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">23 August, 2015</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/author/dbr1tt0n/" title="View all posts by Met Office Press Office" rel="author">Met Office Press Office</a></span> </span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>You may have seen reports in the media today that the Met Office won’t be the BBCs main weather provider when the current contract ends. Obviously everyone at the Met Office is disappointed that we won’t be supplying weather presenters … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/23/met-office-in-the-news-bbc-weather-contract/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/category/met-office-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Met Office in the Media</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="tag-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links">Tagged</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/met-office/" rel="tag">Met Office</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/national-severe-weather-warning-service/" rel="tag">National Severe Weather Warning Service</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/shipping-forecast/" rel="tag">shipping forecast</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/tv-weather/" rel="tag">TV weather</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather-forecast/" rel="tag">weather forecast</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather-forecasting/" rel="tag">weather forecasting</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/23/met-office-in-the-news-bbc-weather-contract/#comments">70 Comments</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-8412" class="post-8412 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-met-office-news tag-environment-agency tag-flooding tag-forecast tag-heavy-rain tag-hot tag-humid tag-met-office tag-national-severe-weather-warning-service tag-nrw tag-rain tag-sepa tag-summer tag-temperature tag-thunderstorms tag-uk tag-weather"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/20/rain-or-shine-this-weekend/" rel="bookmark">Rain or shine this weekend?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/20/rain-or-shine-this-weekend/" title="2:59 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">20 August, 2015</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/author/dbr1tt0n/" title="View all posts by Met Office Press Office" rel="author">Met Office Press Office</a></span> </span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>You may have heard that this weekend could be cloudy and wet…or sunny and dry, that’s because as with other weekends this summer there has been some uncertainty in the forecast. After a mixed week of some sunshine, rain and … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/20/rain-or-shine-this-weekend/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/category/met-office-news/" rel="category tag">Met Office News</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="tag-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links">Tagged</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/environment-agency/" rel="tag">Environment Agency</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/forecast/" rel="tag">forecast</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/heavy-rain/" rel="tag">heavy rain</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/hot/" rel="tag">hot</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/humid/" rel="tag">humid</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/met-office/" rel="tag">Met Office</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/national-severe-weather-warning-service/" rel="tag">National Severe Weather Warning Service</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/nrw/" rel="tag">NRW</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/rain/" rel="tag">rain</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/sepa/" rel="tag">SEPA</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/summer/" rel="tag">summer</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/temperature/" rel="tag">temperature</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/thunderstorms/" rel="tag">thunderstorms</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/uk/" rel="tag">UK</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather/" rel="tag">weather</a> </span> </div> </div> <div id="post-8407" class="post-8407 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-met-office-news tag-flooding tag-hail tag-heavy-rain tag-humidity tag-lightning tag-met-office tag-national-severe-weather-warning-service tag-rainfall tag-storm tag-summer tag-summer-downpours tag-thunderstorms tag-wet"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/11/summer-downpours-on-the-way/" rel="bookmark">Summer downpours on the way</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/11/summer-downpours-on-the-way/" title="2:33 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">11 August, 2015</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/author/dbr1tt0n/" title="View all posts by Met Office Press Office" rel="author">Met Office Press Office</a></span> </span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The weather forecast for later this week is presenting a challenge for our meteorologists. All the ingredients are present to produce significant rainfall on Thursday and Friday, but complex interactions in the atmosphere make it difficult to say with certainty … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/11/summer-downpours-on-the-way/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/category/met-office-news/" rel="category tag">Met Office News</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="tag-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links">Tagged</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/hail/" rel="tag">hail</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/heavy-rain/" rel="tag">heavy rain</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/humidity/" rel="tag">humidity</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/lightning/" rel="tag">Lightning</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/met-office/" rel="tag">Met Office</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/national-severe-weather-warning-service/" rel="tag">National Severe Weather Warning Service</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/rainfall/" rel="tag">rainfall</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/storm/" rel="tag">Storm</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/summer/" rel="tag">summer</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/summer-downpours/" rel="tag">summer downpours</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/thunderstorms/" rel="tag">thunderstorms</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/wet/" rel="tag">wet</a> </span> </div> </div> <div id="post-8400" class="post-8400 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-met-office-news tag-first-news tag-forecast tag-met-office tag-weather tag-weather-forecasting tag-weather-observations tag-weather-presenting"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/10/win-the-chance-to-be-a-weather-presenter-for-the-day/" rel="bookmark">Win the chance to be a weather presenter for the day!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/10/win-the-chance-to-be-a-weather-presenter-for-the-day/" title="1:12 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">10 August, 2015</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/author/dbr1tt0n/" title="View all posts by Met Office Press Office" rel="author">Met Office Press Office</a></span> </span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Are you interested in why rain has fallen, where the sun is shining or how strong wind gusts are – and what this means? If so, the Met Office’s WOW – Weather Observation Website – enables you to be part … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/10/win-the-chance-to-be-a-weather-presenter-for-the-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/category/met-office-news/" rel="category tag">Met Office News</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="tag-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links">Tagged</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/first-news/" rel="tag">First News</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/forecast/" rel="tag">forecast</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/met-office/" rel="tag">Met Office</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather/" rel="tag">weather</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather-forecasting/" rel="tag">weather forecasting</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather-observations/" rel="tag">Weather Observations</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather-presenting/" rel="tag">weather presenting</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/10/win-the-chance-to-be-a-weather-presenter-for-the-day/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-8375" class="post-8375 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-met-office-in-the-media tag-climate tag-climate-change tag-global-warming tag-greenland tag-greenland-ice-sheet tag-melting-ice tag-met-office tag-met-office-hadley-centre tag-statistics tag-temperatures tag-weather-forecasting"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/07/met-office-in-the-media-7-august-2015/" rel="bookmark">Met Office in the Media – 7 August 2015</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/07/met-office-in-the-media-7-august-2015/" title="2:58 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">7 August, 2015</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/author/dbr1tt0n/" title="View all posts by Met Office Press Office" rel="author">Met Office Press Office</a></span> </span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>An article published today makes a number of claims about Met Office weather and climate science. It would be difficult to cover all the points raised in this blog, but here we look at the science and facts behind a … <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/07/met-office-in-the-media-7-august-2015/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/category/met-office-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Met Office in the Media</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="tag-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links">Tagged</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/climate/" rel="tag">climate</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/climate-change/" rel="tag">climate change</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/global-warming/" rel="tag">global warming</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/greenland/" rel="tag">Greenland</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/greenland-ice-sheet/" rel="tag">Greenland ice sheet</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/melting-ice/" rel="tag">melting ice</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/met-office/" rel="tag">Met Office</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/met-office-hadley-centre/" rel="tag">Met Office Hadley Centre</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/statistics/" rel="tag">statistics</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/temperatures/" rel="tag">temperatures</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/tag/weather-forecasting/" rel="tag">weather forecasting</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/07/met-office-in-the-media-7-august-2015/#comments">26 Comments</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="nav-below" class="navigation"> <div class="nav-previous"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/08/page/2/"><span class="meta-nav">←</span> Older posts</a></div> <div class="nav-next"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="primary" class="widget-area" role="complementary"> <ul class="xoxo"> <li id="text-3" class="widget-container widget_text"><h3 class="widget-title">About this blog</h3> <div class="textwidget"><p>This is the official blog of the Met Office news team, intended to provide journalists and bloggers with the latest weather, climate science and business news and information from the Met Office. </p> <p>The blog will post latest news releases and related content, news diary and information supporting news stories already in the media. </p> </div> </li><li id="search-3" class="widget-container widget_search"><h3 class="widget-title">Search this site</h3><form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" class="searchform" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132611/https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/"> <div> <label class="screen-reader-text" for="s">Search for:</label> <input type="text" value="" name="s" id="s"/> <input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="Search"/> </div> </form></li><li id="media_image-5" class="widget-container widget_media_image"><h3 class="widget-title">Awards</h3><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; 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