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Weather
Rain, sleet or snow?
06 January 2022

Why is it so hard to forecast whether we'll get rain, sleet or snow? The problem is that just a few degrees difference in air temperature can determine whether you’ll be throwing snowballs, splashing in puddles or skidding on dangerous black ice.

Polar vortex centred east of Greenland
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Polar vortex, sudden stratospheric warmings and the Beast from the East
03 February 2023

When people hear the phrase ‘sudden stratospheric warming’, many will immediately think about the 'Beast from the East'. However, not all sudden stratospheric warmings are the same, as Gemma Plumb explains.

thermometer showing sub-zero reading
Climate Weather
Cold waves
23 February 2023

Most of us are aware of heatwaves, but what about the opposite extreme – cold waves? Just like their hotter counterpart, cold waves adversely affect our health, infrastructure and agriculture. What's more, extreme cold is more deadly than extreme heat.

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In the Spotlight
Changing the clocks
23 March 2023

​​​​​​​Spring forward, fall back. Losing an hour in March but gaining it back in October. Kirsty McCabe reveals why we keep fiddling with time.

Scottish snow patches
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Scottish Snow Patches: The Vanishing Ice
15 March 2023

In 2018 a meteorological event happened in the UK that no one alive had seen occur before. Iain Cameron explains why one patch of snow marks a shifting point in the Scottish climate.

Female early-career scientists mid-Dartmoor-hike
In the Spotlight Weather
A brighter forecast for women in science

On International Women's Day, Met Office scientist Alice Lake reflects on how the gender balance has affected her over the years.

Aurora borealis
In the Spotlight Weather
The Northern Lights
02 March 2023

Witnessing the northern lights flickering in the night sky is probably on most people’s wish list. And while more space weather than our usual earthly weather phenomenon, you do need the right weather conditions to see them.

thermometer showing sub-zero reading
Climate Weather
Cold waves
23 February 2023

Most of us are aware of heatwaves, but what about the opposite extreme – cold waves? Just like their hotter counterpart, cold waves adversely affect our health, infrastructure and agriculture. What's more, extreme cold is more deadly than extreme heat.

Satellite view of Cyclone Gabrielle
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Cyclone Gabrielle causes national state of emergency in New Zealand
16 February 2023

New Zealand declared its third ever national state of emergency in February 2023, following the passage of Cyclone Gabrielle. The cyclone hit just two weeks after severe flooding led to Auckland's wettest day in history.

Aircraft contrails
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Contrail clouds and climate change
09 February 2023

White lines criss-crossing a blue sky on a summer’s day may look innocent, but aircraft condensation trails are having a big impact on the environment. In fact, persistent contrails could be responsible for more warming than the carbon emissions from their fuel.

Polar vortex centred east of Greenland
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Polar vortex, sudden stratospheric warmings and the Beast from the East
03 February 2023

When people hear the phrase ‘sudden stratospheric warming’, many will immediately think about the 'Beast from the East'. However, not all sudden stratospheric warmings are the same, as Gemma Plumb explains.

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