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'Lightning from an Isolated Storm over Cannes Bay' © Serge Zaka
In the Spotlight Weather
Weather Photographer of the Year 2022: Behind previous winning images – thunderstorms and lightning
18 May 2022

Lightning strikes and storm clouds make for dramatic and winning weather photos. Did you know that 100 lightning bolts strike the planet every second?

Morning Fog
In the Spotlight Weather
Weather Photographer of the Year 2022: Behind last year's winning images - mist and fog
12 May 2022

Mist and fog have been the subject of previous winners of the Weather Photographer of the Year competition, but can you tell which is which?

UK Heatwave Thresholds
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Shifting the baseline for UK heatwaves
11 May 2022

In response to our warming climate, the Met Office has updated their heatwave thresholds. But is this masking the impact of climate change? Mark McCarthy explains what's really going on.

Rising air parcel
In the Spotlight Weather
Why do clouds form? Part 2: What goes up must cool down
05 May 2022

Cloud formation is beautiful to watch but harder to explain. In the second of a series of articles, Frank Barrow explains the processes behind the formation of clouds in our atmosphere.

Blue sky with clouds
In the Spotlight Weather
Why do clouds form? Part 1: Hand to mouth
29 April 2022

Cloud formation is beautiful to watch but harder to explain. In the first of a series of articles, Frank Barrow explains the processes behind the formation of clouds in our atmosphere.

Runners in the Arctic
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Arctic Ultra Marathon
21 April 2022

Earlier this year, Enda Brady took on the challenge of a lifetime, 5 marathons in 5 days in the Arctic. Find out how he got on, and why he will NEVER complain about being cold in this country again!

North Atlantic Oscillation
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Long-range weather forecasts
13 April 2022

We all know that weather forecasting isn’t an exact science, whether we’re talking about tomorrow, next week or next month. Matt Hugo explains what long-range forecasting is really about.

IPCC Working Group 3 Report
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
Key findings from the IPCC's Working Group III Climate Report
07 April 2022

Hannah Mallinson, Science Engagement Manager at the Royal Meteorological Society presents some of the key findings from the recent IPCC's Working Group III Climate Report

Weather A-Z book
In the Spotlight Weather
An A to Z of weather
31 March 2022

Have you ever felt the Xlokk blow, seen a fire rainbow or avoided yellow snow? From aurora to zephyr, no letter is missing from the Royal Meteorological Society’s Weather A to Z book.

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