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The Shipping Forecast was established by Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy, the first professional weather forecaster, captain of HMS Beagle and founder of the Met Office. [2] In October 1859, the steam clipper Royal Charter was wrecked in a strong storm off Anglesey ; 450 people lost their lives.
Met Office predicts when snow will hit the UK. UKHSA issues yellow cold-health alert for this week. UK weather forecast: Frosty weather to set in today. New snow and ice warning in place. 11:15 ...
Met Office predicts when snow will hit the UK. Monday 27 November 2023 12:32, Joe Middleton. The Met Office has predicted when snow will hit the UK this week as the first cold snap of the year ...
UK weather warnings map reveals which areas are most at risk of flooding ... Fallen tree blocks off road in Kent as Storm Bert batters UK. 06: ... The Met Office forecast that rain in the south ...
The Met Office is monitoring the developing weather situation and Yellow means to keep an eye on the latest forecast and be aware that the weather may change or worsen, leading to disruption of plans within the next few days. Amber: Be Prepared. There is an increased likelihood of severely or extremely bad weather affecting people in the area ...
The first BBC weather forecast was a shipping forecast, broadcast on the radio on behalf of the Met Office on 14 November 1922, and the first daily weather forecast was broadcast on 26 March 1923. In 1936, the BBC experimented with the world's first televised weather maps , brought into practice in 1949 after World War II .
The Met Office, until November 2000 officially the Meteorological Office, [2] 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 [3] Penelope Endersby, who took on the role as Chief Executive in December 2018 and is the first woman to do so. [4]
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