Met Office

William M. Connolley at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

United Kingdom's national weather service

The Met Office, previously known as the Meteorological Office until November 2000, is the United Kingdom's national weather and climate service. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and is led by CEO Penelope Endersby, who took on the role as Chief Executive in December 2018 and is the first woman to do so. The Met Office makes meteorological predictions across all timescales from weather forecasts to climate change.

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Meteorological Office, UK Meteorological office, UK Met, and United Kingdom Meteorological office

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Heatwave Ends with Storms

The UK heatwave is ending this weekend with heavy rain and a significant temperature drop forecast.

Heatwave over as rain and thunderstorms set to sweep across the UK Mirror — May 29, 11:19 AM
Met Office names 29 places where 'heavy rain and thunderstorms' will hit this weekend Liverpool Echo — May 29, 10:20 AM
UK heatwave over as Met Office warns of heavy rain hitting nine areas this weekend Daily Star — May 29, 05:28 AM
Australia sues 3M over chemical contamination at defense bases Associated Press — May 28, 07:07 AM
Australia launches record $1.4B lawsuit against 3M over 'forever chemicals' at defense bases The Independent — May 28, 07:07 AM
'Lost generation fears' as 1 in 6 young people out of work or training by 2031 Lancs Live — May 28, 06:57 AM
Britain faces 'generational fault line' with risk of 1.25m youngsters out of work, training or education Yorkshire Post — May 28, 06:50 AM
World to face record-breaking warmest year by 2030, warns UN, as UK smashes May temperature records LBC — May 28, 06:34 AM
Ireland records 30C while Portugal nears 37C in May heat Euronews — May 28, 06:28 AM
Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says ABC News — May 28, 06:11 AM
UK heatwave finally eases with thundery showers and cooler air on way The Independent — May 28, 05:22 AM
UK faces ‘lost generation’ from youth unemployment, review says The Straits Times — May 28, 05:22 AM
Australia sues US conglomerate 3M for $1.4 billion over ‘forever chemicals’ contamination CNN — May 28, 05:21 AM
Australia sues Post-it maker 3M over ‘forever chemicals’ Financial Times — May 28, 05:08 AM
Australia sues American foam company for £1bn over ‘forever chemicals’ contamination The Independent — May 28, 04:55 AM
Earth is hot and getting hotter: UN warns next 5 years likely to smash records South China Morning Post — May 28, 04:54 AM
Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-30 Bangkok Post — May 28, 04:45 AM
Australia sues 3M for record-breaking sum over Pfas ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam The Guardian — May 28, 04:17 AM
UN predicts limit-smashing global warming in the next five years AP News — May 28, 04:03 AM
Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says The Independent — May 28, 04:03 AM