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Thermometer over Europe showing extreme heat
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
2022: A record-breaking year
12 October 2022

From storms to extreme heat, 2022 has been a record-breaking period for the UK's weather. Simon Brown, Services Director at the Met Office, explains how meteorologists forecast and communicated the extreme events.

The Pelican of London sailing in the Gulf of Papagayo, July 2022
In the Spotlight Weather
Marine meteorologists set sail
12 October 2022

Jeremy DeMoss and Anthony Merendino had the great opportunity to board the tall ship Pelican of London and embark on voyages as Scientists in Residence during 2022. Both learned about life at sea, contributed to the daily duties onboard, educated the crew and students onboard in meteorological topics, participated and led weather observations, and discovered many of the intricacies of sailing on a tall ship!

Cloud with precipitation
Weather
Precipitation fact file
29 September 2022

When Kirsty McCabe first presented the weather she was told not to use the word precipitation on air. It was apparently ‘too technical’. But the 'P' word is actually quite simple. MetMatters explains the different forms that water takes when falling from the sky.

Atlantic hurricane activity
In the Spotlight Weather
Atlantic Hurricane Season
22 September 2022

We may not get “proper” hurricanes in the UK, but our weather can be affected, both directly and indirectly, by the storms that form during the Atlantic hurricane season. Gemma Plumb takes a closer look at why mid-September is the peak of the season, and why 2022 has been unusually quiet.

Jon Schueler's painting The Search: Summer Sky, Black, Romasaig
In the Spotlight Weather
An artist’s view of the meteorology of Mallaig
14 September 2022

Dramatic skies and stormy seascapes have inspired many an artist over the years, such as the American Jon Schueler. His abstract paintings may not be a literal reproduction of the Scottish scenery, but can you spot the meteorology in his masterpieces? MetMatters asked Magda Salvesen, Schueler’s widow and curator of his estate, to select five of her favourite paintings and tell us more about them.

Brown leaves on the grass
Climate Weather
False Autumn
08 September 2022

Signs of autumn appeared earlier than usual across parts of the UK in 2022, with leaves on some of the trees turning brown in August or in some cases falling off the trees altogether. But what caused this ‘false autumn’?

2022-2023 Storm Names
Weather
Storm names for 2022-23 announced
01 September 2022

The storm names chosen for the 2022/23 season have been revealed – so brace yourself for Betty, look out for Loes and hope we don’t get to Wouter!

Weather vane against blue sky
Climate Weather
Summer air masses in the UK
16 August 2022

Our weather depends on which way the wind is blowing, so what can we expect during the summer months?

Weather and the brain
Climate In the Spotlight Weather
The psychology of weather forecasts
10 August 2022

What on earth has psychology got to do with forecasting the weather? A lot more than you might think, says Helen Roberts, the Met Office’s first socio-meteorologist.

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