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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Scattered showers and t-storms through sunset, mild and much drier for Monday
The Storm Team 11 forecast calls for a 30% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening. Showers will come to an end after sunset with gradual clearing overnight. The low will be around 48 degrees. The clear skies will allow for optimal viewing of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Keep in mind that this far south you will only be able to see the Aurora with your phone. Use a long exposure shot pointed towards the northern horizon and make sure you are away from light pollution. A warm-up is expected into next week with highs running above average. Canadian wildfire smoke is expected to linger into next week as well. Monday, we will start to warm back to near average under mostly sunny skies. The high will be 80 degrees. Monday night will be mostly clear with a low of 50 degrees. We continue the warm-up into Tuesday under a few passing clouds. The high will be near 84 degrees. Tuesday night will be mostly clear with a low of 60 degrees. Wednesday will be mostly sunny, hot and humid. The high will be 85 degrees and feel like 87. Wednesday night will be mostly clear with a low of 58 degrees. We stay hot and humid on Thursday with increasing clouds through the afternoon. The high will be 85 degrees and feel like 88. Thursday night will be partly cloudy and mild with a low of 62 degrees. By Friday, the ridge of high pressure will start to break down with a 30% chance of pop-up showers and thunderstorms. It will remain hot and humid. The high will be 84 degrees and feel like 86. Friday night will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms at times. The low will be 64 degrees. Scattered showers and thunderstorms return to the forecast Saturday with a 60% rain chance. The high will be 81 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. Next Sunday will also be wet with a 60% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. The high will be around 82 degrees. Have a great rest of your evening. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Free Malaysia Today
12 hours ago
- Climate
- Free Malaysia Today
Dry season ‘won't be so hot' with no El Nino this year
The fire and rescue department said it was making preparations to meet the prolonged dry spells expected, afternoon downpours, and strong winds sometimes accompanied by squalls. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Temperatures are expected to remain below average during the coming dry season this year according to weather forecasts, the fire and rescue department said today. The department said in a statement that meteorological forecasts had indicated there would be no extreme El Niño weather phenomenon this year. However, the department would remain on the alert for three key weather events – heat, heavy rain and strong winds – during the southwest monsoon season, which lasts until September, Bernama reported. Fire and rescue director-general Nor Hisham Mohammad, speaking in George Town, said the department was making preparations to meet the prolonged dry spells expected, which would cause high temperatures, intermittent heavy afternoon downpours, and strong winds sometimes accompanied by squalls or tropical storms. Nor Hisham said the department is on alert for open-fire incidents during dry spells, as well as for rescues related to flash floods and storm-driven winds. There had been a significant decrease in open-fire reports so far this year, with nearly 3,000 emergency calls up to April, compared to over 9,000 during the same period last year. However, the department's current concern lies with heavy afternoon rains, particularly during school holidays when many people visit rivers, waterfalls and beaches. 'Members of the public should remain vigilant and follow weather warnings closely. If heavy rain is forecast, leave picnic areas immediately and avoid swimming or engaging in water activities,' Nor Hisham advised. MetMalaysia has forecast that the southwest monsoon would last from early May until September, bringing steady winds from the southwest. Humidity will be generally low during this season and rainfall is reduced in many areas. However, heavy showers, strong winds, and thunder squalls remain possible, especially in western Peninsular Malaysia, northern Sarawak and western Sabah, often in the early mornings due to squall lines.
Sky News
12 hours ago
- Climate
- Sky News
Longer term weather forecasts could get more accurate - thanks to the cloud
The Met Office has transferred to a new off-site supercomputer - which could make 14-day forecasts as accurate as seven-day equivalents. Operating using Microsoft's cloud-based Azure system, the new computer could also help predict extreme weather further in advance and advance climate research. The weather agency used its first supercomputer 60 years ago, but until now it has almost always been run on site. For more than a month, Azure has been running off-site simultaneously with the Met Office's previous supercomputer, which has now been switched off. Chief executive officer Penny Endersby said on the agency's website that "a big change like this is like changing the engines when you're flying over the Atlantic" - noting that the new computer had already been running in parallel with its old system for more than a month. "You can never have a stop, which is why we did the long parallel run with the old supercomputer," she added. "So, success at this phase is that nobody can tell the difference." Charles Ewen, the weather agency's chief information officer, said the Met Office uses numerical weather prediction "to predict the future state of the atmosphere" which "takes the laws of physics that are fairly well understood and applies them at scale". He added: "To do that is very, very computationally expensive. It's simulating the future state of the atmosphere. "Operationally, that's 200 to 300 terabytes of information a day." Using Azure, he said the Met Office will be able to start fresh projects without having to build new infrastructure. Segolene Berthou, head of a research team working on the Met Office's environmental prediction capabilities, added that the supercomputer will also allow for a model to be run several times with slightly different parameters. "The coupled system we're preparing is running faster and more smoothly on the new supercomputer," she said.
The Guardian
16 hours ago
- Climate
- The Guardian
UK twice as likely to have hot summer this year, says Met Office
The UK is twice as likely as usual to have a hot summer this year, the Met Office has predicted, warning that there is also an increased risk of heatwaves. The predictions follow the country's sunniest spring on record, with the UK clocking up 630 hours of sunshine since the start of March, in what has also been the driest spring for more than a century. Temperatures soared to 8C above the average for the time of year on Saturday – the last day of meteorological spring – before a potentially hot summer season. Heathrow, in west London, experienced the hottest weather on Saturday, at 26.7C, while levels of grass pollen were very high in the south-east of England. The Met Office said: 'While the current three-month outlook shows an increased chance of a hot summer, the temperature signals for this summer are similar to those for recent years and consistent with our warming climate.' The predictions come from the Met Office's three-month outlook for June, July and August, which provides risk assessments for unusual temperatures, rainfall and wind for government contingency planners and businesses. It is based on an assessment of broad weather patterns across the whole of the UK and factors in recent global weather trends. Nicola Maxey, a spokesperson for the Met Office, said: 'It's not produced as a public forecast for people to look at and work out whether we can have a barbecue in August or a garden party in July. 'At this time of year, global signals influencing UK weather are typically weak,' she added. 'However, consistent with our warming climate and as we have seen over recent years, the current outlook indicates an increased likelihood of above-average temperatures this summer. This is not a guarantee of prolonged hot weather or heatwaves; while we could see more hot days and warm nights than usual, we could also see a mix of cooler days and less extreme warmth.' The outlook shows it is 2.3 times more likely than normal that the UK will be hot over meteorological summer, which begins on 1 June and ends on 31 August. The average temperatures across the UK over those months range from 10-17C, with the south-east of England experiencing the higher averages of 16-17C. This would be in line with a recent trend of unusually hot summers. The last time the UK experienced a 'cool' summer was in 2015. The ongoing extreme marine heatwave in north-west European waters – sea surface temperatures around UK coastlines are 1.5-2.5C warmer than average – may further boost temperatures, although the added warmth and moisture in the air could potentially lead to more intense summer storms. Sign up to First Edition Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion The latest outlook also shows the levels of rainfall and wind speed for the next three months are likely to be near average. Many water companies will be hoping for a wet summer to help avoid the need for water usage restrictions. This week, the Environment Agency declared drought status for the north-west of England following the driest start to spring in 69 years, with many reservoirs in the region at historic low levels for the time of year. Summers in the UK have become warmer, wetter and sunnier in recent decades due to climate change, according to the Met Office's State of the UK Climate report. Observations show that extremes of temperature in the UK have been affected much more than average temperature. The number of 'hot' days (28C) more than doubled and 'very hot' days (30C) more than tripled for 2014-23 compared with 1961-90. Extreme weather events such as the 2022 heatwave, when temperatures in England surpassed 40C for the first time, were made more likely by climate change and are expected to become more common in future.
The Independent
19 hours ago
- Climate
- The Independent
Met Office gives verdict on chance of summer heatwaves in UK
It is twice as likely that summer will be hot across the UK this year, the Met Office has predicted as the forecasting body also warned of an increased risk of heatwaves. The predictions come on the heels of the country's sunniest spring on record, with some 630 hours of sunshine clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27, in what has also been the driest spring for more than a century. Temperatures soared to 8C above the average for the time of year on Saturday – the last day of meteorological spring – ahead of a potentially hot summer season. The Met Office 's three-month outlook predicts that the chance of a hot summer is higher than normal, bringing an increased risk of heatwaves and heat-related impacts. The outlook shows it is 2.3 times more likely than normal that the UK will be hot over meteorological summer, which begins on June 1 and ends August 31. The average temperatures across the UK over those months range from 10-17C, with the south east of England experiencing the higher averages of 16-17C. The summers of 2018 and 2021-2023 were also predicted to be hot, with data showing it has been a decade since the last time a summer was predicted to be cool, in 2015. The latest outlook also shows the levels of rainfall and wind speed for the next three months will likely be near average. The three-month long-range forecast does not identify weather for a specific day or week but gives an indication of possible temperature, rainfall and wind speed over the period as a whole.
