Demystifying the science behind the weather and why it matters

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From Sunny Spells to Rainy Days

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Every second the weather around us changes... but what actually is it?

Understanding Our World

Learn why the weather is an essential part of our daily lives

Demystifying the weather

WHAT

is meteorology?

HOW

do forecasts work?

WHY

does it matter?

Explore the Met Office

Who invented the weather?

It Started With Astrology

Learn the origins of weather lore

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From Early Shipping Forecasts...

...To the Invention of Supercomputers

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Clouds are made of water and ____ crystals

Clue: you might put this in your drink

Ice

CM2 Opaque Altostratus or Nimbostratus (Met Office)

What's the weather like...

In Space

How the weather out there affects us down here

At Britain's Highest Point

Explore the Ben Nevis Observatory

At the Ends of the Earth

Go on a polar expedition

Key moments in weather history

Historical weather reports

It's raining cats and dogs!

How Do Weather Forecasts Work?

Learn the importance of their role in keeping us informed

How a forecast is made

Weather studies 101

Masters of meteorology

Met Office

A brief history

BBC

Over 100 years of forecasting

National Meteorological Archive

Five hidden treasures

National Meteorological Library and Archive

The UK's largest meteorology collection

What was the weather like for the BBC's first forecast?

Clue: you wouldn't be able to see much

Foggy

Daily weather report for the first weather forecast on the BBC (Met Office)

Why weather matters

Our Climate is Changing

We are already seeing changes to weather patterns and average temperatures

UK climate projections

Get climate ready

Extreme Weather is Becoming More Common

Storm, freeze, heat, and flood

How You Can Help Protect the Planet

Get climate ready

More about climate change Battling climate change Climate change and heritage

How weather inspires art

Painting

Studying the skies

Poetry

"'I wandered lonely as a cloud"

Theatre

Singing in the rain

Cloud formations in paint

Guess the location of these weather scenes

Geo Artwork

Guess the origins of artifacts

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