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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 11h

High pressure is stuck over the UK. So is a large sheet of low cloud. How and when will high pressure - and the low cloud - become unstuck?

Bringing you this deep dive is Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern: youtu.be/5bEvyKQ8uDU?...

Deep Dive 14/10/2025 – When will the high shift? – Met Office weekly weather forecast UK

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 13h

🌟 We’re celebrating Ada Lovelace Day at the Met Office! We champion women in STEM & are proud to be named a Best Workplace in Tech ™ 2025 by Great Place to Work UK 🏆

Read about Beth’s journey in STEM 👇
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#AdaLovelaceDay #WomenInTechWeek #InclusionMatters

From work experience to full-time tech team member

How Beth Harper developed her career with the Met Office after doing work experience

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 14h

High pressure remains in charge through this week, bringing anticyclonic gloom for many ☁️

However, a change is on the way over the weekend with low pressure retuning, bringing wetter and windier conditions from the west ☔

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 14h

When high pressure dominates the UK weather, many expect crisp blue skies and sunshine.

But as seasoned forecasters know, especially in the colder months, high pressure can bring something quite different: Anticyclonic Gloom.

But what is this weather pattern? www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/wh...

Blog post graphic titled "What is Anticyclonic Gloom?" from the Met Office, dated 13 October 2025. The background features a misty landscape with layers of fog over hills and trees, creating a calm and atmospheric scene.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 15h

❄️ Seen some online headlines promising the 'exact date' of snow?

They might not be telling you the full picture.

Here's our guide on 'exact date' weather headlines, where they come from, and how you can reliably know if there's snow in the forecast: weather.metoffice.gov.uk/learn-about/...

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Graphic: Forecasting uncertainty" with subtext "Weather forecasts for weeks away often include uncertainties which means accurately forecasting the 'exact date' for something weeks away is unlikely," featuring an open calendar on a light purple background.

Graphic titled "Ensemble forecasts" with subtext "Weather models are run multiple times to determine levels of certainty, something that isn't often captured in headlines," illustrated with overlapping lines on a chalkboard on a light purple background.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 15h

Are you about to head out on your lunch break? Will you get a glimpse of some October sunshine, or is it cloudy where you are today? ☁️

Here's a look at the latest satellite and radar 👇

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 1d

Here's Aidan with your 5 things about the weather this week 5️⃣

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 1d

A week of anticyclonic gloom for many of us as a stubborn high traps a thin layer of low cloud. But some areas will be more favoured than others to see prolonged cloud breaks.

Bringing you this week’s weather forecast is Aidan McGivern 👇👀
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Week Ahead 13/10/2025 – Cloudy high sticks around – Met Office weather forecast UK

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 1d

High pressure remaining firmly in charge this week

Keeping the weather cloudy, with patchy drizzle here and there ☁️☁️🌧️

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 2d

As you may have noticed, nights are quickly drawing in. Most places are losing 4 or 5 minutes of light each day, and through October most of the UK will see day length reduce by 2 hours or more 🌙

Do you enjoy the cosy evenings or miss the longer days?

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 2d

It's another day of BIG contrasts in the weather across the UK.

Fog and persistent low cloud trapped beneath a temperature inversion have given a chilly day for some, whereas other areas have been sunny and quite warm, especially over the hills.

Have you had a sunny Sunday?

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 2d

Head to the tops of the mountains if you want sunshine this afternoon ☀️

Fog and low cloud is trapped beneath a temperature inversion, keeping these areas cool, whereas it's much warmer on the higher ground 📈

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 3d

The polar jet stream remains weak and amplified across the western portion of the Northern Hemisphere this week.

For the UK, this means that high pressure will dominate and block the more typical rain-bearing low pressure systems from moving into western Europe.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 4d

Say hi to high pressure!

Join our presenters LIVE in the Weather Studio over on YouTube at 12.15pm

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10/10/2025 - Saying hi to high pressure - Weather Studio Live Met Office UK Weather Forecast

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 5d

Weekend weather ☀️ It's going to be a different weekend compared to last as high pressure brings mostly bright days but foggy and chilly mornings. Bringing you this weekend’s weather forecast is Honor Criswick:

Weekend weather 09/10/2025 – High pressure continues – Met Office weather forecast UK

This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the weekend 09/10/2025. A different weekend compared to last as high pressure brings mostly bright days but foggy and chilly mornings. Bringing you this…

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 5d

Our marine observations are vital for weather, climate, and research.

Now, ocean robots like Oshen’s C-Stars can independently sail for months, boosting ocean data alongside satellites and buoys.

See how the Met Office supports this innovation 👇

Are ocean robots the next big thing for climate monitoring?

With climate data more important than ever, is there a way to maximise marine data collection, gathering even more information from all oceans?

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 6d

What a difference a week makes!

This time last week we were watching Storm Amy heading towards the UK 🌬️

Fast forward to now and high pressure is taking charge for the end of the week and weekend giving a largely settled outlook 🌥️

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 6d

With high pressure building through the week, it will be mostly dry and settled, but mist, fog and frost are possible for some.

Find more from Honor with the 10 Day Trend 👇

You can also watch or listen in full on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5dPB...

10 Day Trend 08/10/2025 – How long will high pressure last? – Met Office weather forecast UK

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 6d

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 6d

Our latest climate newsletter is our 100th issue 🎉

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 6d

Noticing the nights drawing in? 🌙

October brings a big shift with most of the UK losing over 2 hours of daylight this month!

Do you enjoy the cosy evenings or miss the longer days?

Map of the UK showing daylight lost during October by region. Northern areas like Lerwick lose about 2 hours 40 minutes, Stornoway 2 hours 30 minutes, Aberdeen 2 hours 20 minutes, Glasgow and Newcastle 2 hours 10 minutes, Manchester and Birmingham 2 hours, and southern areas such as London and Plymouth about 1 hour 50 minutes. Background uses colour bands to indicate daylight loss.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 6d

Find out more, including the instrumental involvement of
@unibirmingham.bsky.social and Lancaster University

Full story 👇

New space weather modelling suite enables upper atmosphere forecasting for the first time

A pioneering new space weather forecasting modelling suite will enable operational modelling of the upper atmosphere at the Met Office for the first time in a major breakthrough for UK atmospheric sci...

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 6d

The new modelling suite has been delivered as part of a programme designed to enhance the UK’s capability for monitoring, modelling and forecasting space weather. Programme Lead Professor Ian McCrea reacted 👇

Prof. Ian McCrea, SWIMMR Programme Lead: “These new models represent a significant step forward for the UK's capacity to model, forecast, and understand key components of our upper atmosphere. By coupling advances in physical modelling with global scale observations, they will enable unparalleled awareness of Earth's geospatial environment.”

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 6d

Here’s what some experts say 👇

Prof. Farideh Honary, Lancaster University: “We are happy to see our research being translated into a useful product to be used by industry. The research and modelling led by Lancaster is relevant to the aviation industry and in particular to flights using polar routes which are dependent on high frequency communications.”

Prof. Sean Elvidge, University of Birmingham: “The deployment of this suite at the UK Met Office is the realization of a 10-year vision of SERENE, to build and deliver a state-of-the-art upper atmosphere modelling capability into operational use.”

Sir Patrick Vallance, Science Minister: “This is a really exciting example of how better understanding of what’s happening in space can protect the tech we all rely on, from GPS on our phones to keeping the power grid working.”

Simon Machin, Met Office: “This delivers a world-leading capability that provides greater confidence and forecasting skill than any models currently in operation anywhere else in the world.”

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 6d

The new modelling suite available to the Met Office focuses on how space weather can influence the thermosphere and ionosphere on Earth.

Complementing existing models, this system introduces new capability for modelling impacts on satellites, aviation and communications.

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