Wind and Warning
Warnings
yellow
amber
red
Wind warnings
Rain and flooding
Snow and ice
Fog
Thunderstorm
Extreme heat
Warning archive
The National Severe Weather Warning Service explained
The impact and likelihood matrix and why a yellow can be worse than an
Warning areas and why your town is included when nothing happens
Flood alert compared with flood warning compared with severe flood war
Heat health and cold health alerts and who they are for
How warnings are updated, extended and withdrawn
Warnings in Ireland from Met Eireann and how they differ
What actually changes between amber and red
Where to check the official warning right now
Systems
The Atlantic jet stream
Named storms and how they are named
Deep low pressure
Blocking highs
Polar vortex and sudden stratospheric warming
Atmospheric rivers
Convective outbreaks
Sea breeze and local effects
Warm, cold and occluded fronts
Sting jets
Cold pools and upper lows
Foehn effect and lee warming
Temperature inversions and freezing rain
Sea fog: haar and fret
Lee waves and gap winds
Thundersnow
Ex hurricane remnants reaching the UK
Cyclogenesis and rapid deepening
Cold air outbreaks and convective showers off the sea
Seasons
Storm season
Winter snow prospects
Spring frost risk
Summer heatwaves
Autumn rainfall
Seasonal outlooks and why they are uncertain
White Christmas and how it is officially defined
First and last frost dates by region
The storm naming season and how the list is compiled
Sunshine hours and daylight through the year
Pollen season and thunderstorm asthma
Bank holiday weather patterns
School holiday weather expectations
Meteorological compared with astronomical seasons
Regions
Highlands
Central Belt
Islands
Northern Ireland
North West
North East
Yorkshire
Midlands and East Anglia
Wales
South West
South East and London
Understanding forecasts
How a forecast is made
ECMWF
GFS
UKV and the differences
Ensembles and probability
Why forecasts change
Rainfall radar explained
Weather terminology
AI weather models and how they compare with physical models
The Met Office supercomputer and model resolution
Nowcasting and the first six hours
Spaghetti plots and ensemble members
Why two weather apps disagree
Where app data actually comes from
Confidence, lead time and the limits of a fourteen day chart
Single model run charts on social media and why they mislead
Verification: how a forecast is scored after the event
News
Impacts
how Environment Agency
SEPA
Natural Resources Wales and DfI Rivers warnings work
Coastal overtopping and storm surge
rail speed restrictions
bridge closures
ferry cancellations
aviation
Power cuts and the 105 line
School and workplace closures
Farming, harvest and livestock impacts
Wildfire risk in dry spells
Health alerts: UK Health Security Agency heat health and cold health a
Structural damage, trees and debris
Water supply, drought status and hosepipe restrictions
Climate
The State of the UK Climate report and what it shows
Attribution science and how a single event is assessed
UKCP18 projections and what they can and cannot say
Sea level rise and coastal change around the UK
Changing rainfall intensity and flash flooding
Heatwave frequency and the 40 degree day
Winter warming and reduced snow cover
Growing season length and phenology
North Atlantic Oscillation, El Nino and La Nina
Discussion of Atlantic circulation change and how uncertain it is
Midlands and East Anglia
Midlands and East Anglia - reporting from Wind and Warning.
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