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A Parliamentary inquiry has ordered the Met Office to improve the way it communicates controversial seasonal weather forecasts that wrongly predicted a “barbecue summer”. The Science and Technology Select Committee has warned the weather bureau that its
...The Met Office said it was looking at ways to develop long-range forecasting.....Last year, the committee heard from the Royal Meteorological Society that more supercomputers were needed to carry out complex calculations and the potential economic ben
Seagulls stand on ice covering a pond in Hyde Park in London February 4, 2012. Heavy snow is forecast for many parts of Britain later on Saturday and Sunday, and the Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for numerous areas of England, Scotland,... View Photo »
The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings across nearly every region of the UK and said that powerful gusts could cause travel disruption during the morning rush hour. Forecasters also predicted localised flooding in parts of Wales and north-west England and a marked drop in temperature, bringin...
A Parliamentary inquiry has ordered the Met Office to improve the way it communicates controversial seasonal weather forecasts that wrongly-predicted a "barbecue summer". The Science and Technology Select Committee has warned the Exeter-based weather bur
Despite the meteorologists getting 10 of their last 11 winter forecasts wrong, MPs say the Met needs to improve its communication and PR, rather than its scientific methodology. Amazingly, MPs even blame the media for being "irresponsible" with the table
Farmers would benefit from improved severe weather warnings and better long-term forecasts if the Met Office had more powerful supercomputers, a group of MPs said. In evidence submitted to the House of Commons' Science and Technology Committee, the Met O
A man ice skates on the frozen fens in Welney, south east England February 4, 2012. Heavy snow is forecast for many parts of Britain later on Saturday and Sunday, and the Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for numerous areas of England,... View Photo »
I advise drivers to plan ahead before setting out. Check the Met Office weather forecast and road conditions and allow extra time if travel conditions are poor, or delay the journey if conditions are really severe.
Powerful 'supercomputers' could aid accuracy of Met Office forecasts, say MPs Feb 21 2012 THE Met Office would be able to issue more confident severe weather warnings and increase its accuracy on long-term forecasts if had more powerful supercomputers, a
NEWS MPs are calling for the Met Office to get a dramatically more powerful supercomputer, so it can offer better weather predictions to save lives and provide more accurate weather forecasts. The Met Office already has the capability to offer better cli
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A man ice skates on the frozen fens in Welney, south east England February 4, 2012. Heavy snow is forecast for many parts of Britain later on Saturday and Sunday, and the Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for numerous areas of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,...
View Photo »A rose is seen covered in snow in Moulin, Perthshire, Scotland December 5, 2011. Britain's Met Office said it expected cold weather across the UK for most of the week, with temperatures to drop to freezing point in some parts of the North.
View Photo »A car is removed from the A9 highway following an accident north of Dunkeld in Perthshire, Scotland December 5, 2011. Britain's Met Office said it expected cold weather across the UK for most of the week, with temperatures to drop to freezing point in some parts of the North.
View Photo »A train departs from the snow-dusted station in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland December 5, 2011. Britain's Met Office said it expected cold weather across the UK for most of the week, with temperatures to drop to freezing point in some parts of the North.
View Photo »Autumnal fallen leaves lie on the ground as Wagner Pereira from Brazil relaxes on a hammock during unseasonal hot weather on Hampstead Heath in London, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2011. Britain's Met Office said Tuesday many places in the country can expect unbroken sunshine for the rest of the...
View Photo »A man dives into the mens' pond during unseasonal hot weather on Hampstead Heath in London, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2011. Britain's Met Office said Tuesday many places in the country can expect unbroken sunshine for the rest of the week with maximum temperatures around ten degrees above...
View Photo »A women, at left, reacts to getting into the cold water as she goes for a swim in the mixed pond during unseasonal hot weather on Hampstead Heath in London, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2011. Britain's Met Office said Tuesday many places in the country can expect unbroken sunshine for the rest...
View Photo »People are silhouetted as they take a photo on a foot bridge going over the River Thames backdropped by the London Eye ferris wheel, at left, and the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Britain's Met Office said Tuesday many places in the country can expect...
View Photo »A train makes its way through strong winds as high waves batter the shore near Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland, as the remnants of Hurricane Katia hit British shores, Monday Sept. 12, 2011. Britain's weather agency says the tail end of former Hurricane Katia could bring the worst...
View Photo »A lone walker watches as gales and high tides sweep the coast at Blackpool, in the north west of England, as the remnants of Hurricane Katia hit British shores, Monday Sept. 12, 2011. The second stage of the Tour of Britain was cancelled for safety reasons due to high winds across...
View Photo »The Houses of Parliament in Wesminster, in central London is pictured through the thick fog during a day of wet weather across England, on August 23, 2011. The Environment Agency and Met Office warned yesterday that a band of heavy, thundery rain was set to drench southern England and...
View Photo »Saint Paul's Cathedral and the financial district in central London are pictured through the thick fog during a day of wet weather across England, on August 23, 2011. The Environment Agency and Met Office warned yesterday that a band of heavy, thundery rain was set to drench southern...
View Photo »Locals cool off in the fountains of Royal Festival Hall on the hottest day of the year so far in London June 27, 2011. Britain's Met Office issued its first hot weather health alert of the summer, as temperatures soared towards 32 degrees in the warmest day of the year so far. An amber...
View Photo »A cloud of smoke and ash is seen over the Grimsvoetn volcano on Iceland on May 21, 2011. Volcanic ash from Iceland is expected to reach Germany's North Sea coast late on May 24, 2011 forecasters here said, citing information from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre at Britain's Met...
View Photo »Smoke plume rises from the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano, under the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland May 21, 2011. Airlines began cancelling flights to Britain late on Monday because of an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano reaching its airspace, although experts expected...
View Photo »This satellite image provided by NASA and acquired Sunday May 22, 2011 shows the plume of dense ash from the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland as it casts a shadow to the west. The plume from the volcano was bearing down on Scotland and set to disrupt flights there as early as Monday night,...
View Photo »This satellite image provided by NASA and acquired Sunday May 22, 2011 shows a plume of dense ash from the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland towards the upper center of the frame. The plume from the volcano was bearing down on Scotland and set to disrupt flights there as early as Monday...
View Photo »St Stephen's Tower at London's Houses of Parliament is masked by snow as heavy winter conditions hit central London, on January 6, 2010. Millions of people in London and the south-east of England were blanketed in heavy snow after storms spread from Scotland and the north of England,...
View Photo »PADSTOW, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 21: People sunbathe on the cliff top above as a surfer passes a ice-cream van parked on the beach in Polzeath near Padstow on April 21, 2011 in Cornwall, England. The UK is currently basking in fine weather with the Met Office forecasting record breaking...
View Photo »PADSTOW, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 21: The sun shines down on a boat moored in Padstow Harbour on April 20, 2011 in Cornwall, England. The UK is currently basking in fine weather with the Met Office forecasting record breaking temperatures for the Easter weekend. The fine weather comes as...
View Photo »PADSTOW, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 21: People walk and sit besides the harbour as they enjoy the fine weather in Padstow on April 20, 2011 in Cornwall, England. The UK is currently basking in fine weather with the Met Office forecasting record breaking temperatures for the Easter weekend.
View Photo »PADSTOW, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 21: A small dog cools off in the shade as its owners enjoy the fine weather besides the harbour in Padstow on April 20, 2011 in Cornwall, England. The UK is currently basking in fine weather with the Met Office forecasting record breaking temperatures...
View Photo »A woman reads as she sits outside a beach hut in Brighton, southern England, April 20, 2011. The unseasonably hot April weather follows the UK's driest March for 60 years, according to the Met Office.
View Photo »A man and child walk by the sea in Brighton, southern England April 20, 2011. The unseasonably hot April weather follows the UK's driest March for 60 years, according to the Met Office.
View Photo »A man knocks on the door of a beach hut in Brighton, southern England April 20, 2011. The unseasonably hot April weather follows the UK's driest March for 60 years, according to the Met Office.
View Photo »A man ice skates on the frozen fens in Welney, south east England February 4, 2012. Heavy snow is forecast for many parts of Britain later on Saturday and Sunday, and the Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for numerous areas of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,...
View Photo »The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings across nearly every region of the UK and said that powerful gusts could cause travel disruption during the morning rush hour. Forecasters also predicted localised flooding in parts of Wales and north-west England and a marked drop in temperature, bringin...
I advise drivers to plan ahead before setting out. Check the Met Office weather forecast and road conditions and allow extra time if travel conditions are poor, or delay the journey if conditions are really severe.
Peak gusts of 81mph were recorded at the Met Office weather station at Dyffryn Mymbyr near Capel Curig.
The HadCRUT3 record [compiled by the Met Office and UEA], supported by the other records, is one indicator among several which provide overwhelming evidence that the climate has warmed ... Independent researchers analysing long term trends of these indicators, have seen an increase in air, sea and land ...
