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🐝 The Met Office Pollen Forecast is now LIVE. 🌳 Tree pollen season has already begun, with birch pollen levels expected to be high this year. 🔔 📱 Get 5-day forecasts & pollen alerts sent straight to your phone - download our app or visit our website. #Hayfever #Pollen 🧵

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📰 Seen some online headlines about snow? They might not be quite reflecting the reality of the forecast. Colder air is possible later next week, but it's too early to forecast any snow with certainty. Find out how snow is forecast in the UK. 👇

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😕 Seen some online headlines about snow in recent days? Dry, fine and sunny weather is the forecast for much of this week. Get the latest in our Fact Check 👇

😕 Seen some online headlines about snow in recent days?

Dry, fine and sunny weather is the forecast for much of this week. Get the latest in our Fact Check 👇
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Do April showers really bring May flowers? 🤔 It’s a phrase you may have heard, so we had a chat with The RHS and delved into our statistics to find out. Short thread here, or read the full blog below 👇 🧵

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📰 This week's online weather headlines are often discussing warmth, with some talking about snow. Here, we take a look behind some headlines to see how they're reflecting the reality of the forecast. 👇

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Seen some contrasting weather headlines online? We take a look at some recent weather headlines and see how they reflect the current forecast. 👇

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☀️ It’s been the sunniest April for the UK since records began in 1910 ☀️ Read the full, provisional Met Office statistics for April and spring so far 👇

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📰 How well do the headlines reflect reality? ... and are we ready to ‘sizzle’? We take a look at recent online weather headlines to see how well they’re reflecting the UK weather forecast 👇

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As we move through May, Spring 2025 is shaping up to be a contender for the record books, particularly when it comes to temperature, rainfall, and sunshine 🌡️🌂☀️ We take a look at what the spring stats are saying so far... 👇

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😯 Seen any mentions of snow in an online headline? It might not be reflecting the reality of the forecast... Check how one headline measures up below, and see the thread for more information on how some of these headlines are created. 🧵

😯 Seen any mentions of snow in an online headline? 

It might not be reflecting the reality of the forecast... 

Check how one headline measures up below, and see the thread for more information on how some of these headlines are created. 

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☀️Scotland has already had its sunniest spring on record, according to provisional Met Office figures. 📊It has so far had 520.5 hours of sunshine, beating the previous record set in 2020, in a series going back to 1910. 😎And with over a week of spring still to go, these

☀️Scotland has already had its sunniest spring on record, according to provisional Met Office figures. 

📊It has so far had 520.5 hours of sunshine, beating the previous record set in 2020, in a series going back to 1910.

😎And with over a week of spring still to go, these
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The sunny and largely settled conditions this Spring haven't just been over land ☀️ Combined with weak winds and waves, the conditions have warmed sea surface temperatures to record levels for the time of year, leading to a prolonged marine heatwave Read more in our blog 👇

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☀ Northern Ireland has already had its sunniest spring on record, according to provisional Met Office figures. 570 hours of sunshine so far beats its previous sunniest spring in 2020, in a series which dates back to 1910. Figures will shift further by the end of the season.

☀ Northern Ireland has already had its sunniest spring on record, according to provisional Met Office figures. 

570 hours of sunshine so far beats its previous sunniest spring in 2020, in a series which dates back to 1910. 

Figures will shift further by the end of the season.
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Ever wondered how we know if a summer was really the hottest on record? Or how we know if rainfall patterns are changing across the UK? The answer lies in a Met Office dataset that's been quietly mapping our weather history for around the last two centuries 👇

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🌡️ ☀️ The UK has recorded its warmest and sunniest spring on record, according to provisional Met Office statistics. Spring 2025 is now the 4th sunniest season overall for the UK, with only 3 summers sunnier since 1910. Details in release below, or read this short thread 👇🧵

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Unsettled weather dominates the current forecast, but what's behind some of the online weather headlines at the moment? We take a look behind some the the headlines you might have spotted 👇

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The Met Office has launched its new five year corporate strategy to position us as the most trusted provider of weather and climate intelligence. Read more in the press release 👇

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Artificial intelligence will revolutionise weather forecasting in the coming years. But how exactly can we make sure that benefits come through safely for users? That's the subject of our latest blog 👇 metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/how-…

Artificial intelligence will revolutionise weather forecasting in the coming years. 

But how exactly can we make sure that benefits come through safely for users? That's the subject of our latest blog 👇

metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/how-…
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We welcomed BBC Wales News to talk about our ongoing work around AI and weather forecasts and what it could mean in the future. But how exactly can we make sure that developments make positive impacts for users? Check out our short blog below 👇 metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/how-…

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A new study highlights how UK heatwaves could become longer and hotter due to escalating climate trends. The chance of exceeding 40°C has been rapidly increasing, and it is now over 20 times more likely than it was in the 1960s. Get more details 👇