Andrew Charlton-Perez, University of Reading and Ed Hawkins, University of Reading Meteorologist James Stagg gave what many regard as the most important weather forecast in history in June 1944. Th…

No patches of snow survived on the hills of Scotland from the winter of 2024/2025 to the winter of 2025/2026.

We present the Weather Rescue at Sea dataset, generated from a citizen-science project which transcribed millions of weather observations contained in 19th Century UK Royal Navy ship logbooks. This c...

PhD Project - The impact of atmospheric extremes on the North Atlantic subpolar oceanic circulation at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com

Ensuring that all young people develop strong climate and nature literacy will be essential for both personal resilience and national prosperity.

We present two sets of high-impact low-likelihood climate scenarios for the UK, designed for risk assessment and complementing conventional climate scenarios One set describes “worst-case” change...

By Douglas Mulangwa – d.mulangwa@pgr.reading.ac.uk Between 2019 and 2024, East Africa experienced one of the most persistent high-water periods in modern history: a flood that simply would no…

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The value of considering historical extreme storms

In a single day, Melissa exploded from a moderate storm into a major hurricane with 170mph winds.

New report shows how seemingly benign weather conditions can have a big impact on British electricity production – and prices.

By Claire Ryder, Associate Professor in the Department of Meteorology Have you heard of the PICO session? The European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly has been offering sessions of a less …

If you are a Reading or Henley Business School graduate, celebrate our centenary year with us by taking part in our online census and helping to shape our story.

Weather apps regularly differ in their predictions for the same location – why is it so hard to predict local forecasts, and where can we get the best weather information?

August 5 was a whole millisecond shorter. Strap in for the full explanation.

Using a stratospheric nudging protocol with operational subseasonal systems, we assess weather impacts from sudden stratospheric warmings (SSWs) SSWs consistently shift the atmospheric state towa...

Discover a wide range of online meteorology courses at the University of Reading. Study topics such as atmospheric dynamics, thermodynamics, statistical analysis, and more.

By Dr Laura Baker   Senior NCAS Scientist in the Department of Meteorology As we come to the end of the third heatwave of 2025, and a third English water board has announced a hosepipe ban, more an…

A new study shows how polluted air could have been masking the full effects of global warming.

Researchers have analysed UK-wide trends for three major pollutants.

The new centre will to support world-leading work on all aspects of weather prediction systems.

Written by Elliot McKinnon-Gray THERE HAD BEEN murmurings among the cricket lovers of the Meteorology department about resurrecting the Staff v Student cricket match each year when the darling buds…

In this episode, Liz Allan speaks to Jolene Cook, OBE, Head of International Climate Science and UK IPCC Focal Point at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.