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Laundry drying on the line on a summer's day
Climate Weather
Ten ways to dry laundry outside all year round
25 July 2024

The British weather can be particularly challenging when it comes to hanging out your washing. So here are our MetMatters top tips for drying clothes outside.

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In the Spotlight Weather
What happened to summer 2024?
11 July 2024

Summer 2024 has not won many fans (aside from slugs and snails). Cool, cloudy and wet aren’t ideal conditions for barbecues, summer festivals or sporting events, but are we being unrealistic?

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Weather
Weather to vote?
02 July 2024

Does the weather affect voter turnout? MetMatters takes a look back at previous general elections in the UK.

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Weather
Sea breeze circulation
27 June 2024

You can't beat a refreshing breeze from the sea on a hot summer's afternoon. Frank Barrow explains the set up behind this local wind, and why local knowledge can beat the supercomputer.

Global temperature change visualised using climate stripes (1850-2023) © Ed Hawkins, University of Reading
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Show your stripes 2024: a darker shade of red
20 June 2024

Each year, 21 June marks #ShowYourStripes day. Meteorologists and scientists around the world share the warming stripes to start conversations about climate change. But 2023’s extreme heat required a whole new colour.

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In the Spotlight Weather
Nowcasting: what happens next?
19 June 2024

What is a nowcast and how are they made? Katie Norman explains how we can improve our understanding of the weather and provide early severe weather warnings.

Forest Fire Boundary © Tran Tuan
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Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year 2024: Last chance
13 June 2024

The deadline for this year's annual weather photography competition is looming. And if we don't take action to tackle climate change, it could also be the last chance for our planet.

D-Day chart vt 1300 GMT on 6 June 1944
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D-Day landings and the most crucial weather forecast in history
05 June 2024

In June 1944, a team of meteorologists spotted a suitable weather window for the Allied invasion of France. But how did they do it without modern technology?

NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured Hurricane Idalia approaching the western coast of Florida while Hurricane Franklin churned in the Atlantic Ocean at 5:01 p.m. EDT on August 29, 2023.
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2024 Atlantic hurricane season set to be the most active on record
30 May 2024

The stage is set for what could be the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history. Allison Chinchar explains what is behind the record-breaking predictions.

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