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Simon King

@SimonOKing

Lead BBC weather presenter and meteorologist. Mostly R4 Today, 5 Live and BBC Breakfast | Ex-RAF Officer | Author ‘What Does Rain Smell Like?’

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The colder than average weather has -273.15°C to do with contrails in case you were wondering 🤦‍♂️😉

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I know this is not what most of us want to really hear BUT...

It's going to be a chilly week with temperatures around 3-6°C below the average.

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West was definitely best yesterday if you wanted some spring warmth

However, it was still winter around the North Sea coasts with a huge 13°C lower temperature...

West was definitely best yesterday if you wanted some spring warmth However, it was still winter around the North Sea coasts with a huge 13°C lower temperature...
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Today on BBC Feedback: your concerns about File on 4's exploration of dieting groups, Helen Lewis discusses her recent series about instant messaging, plus shrinking BBC Radio 1 news bulletins and Simon King's breathless weather report.

Listen at 3.30pm on BBC Radio 4 📻

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'Cloud seeding did not cause Dubai floods'

Reading Meteorology meteorologist, Professor Maarten Ambaum sets the record straight regarding the flooding in Dubai.

Read his full expert comment at reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Expe…

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Was responsible for the huge rainfall amounts and flooding in / ?

Unlikely.

They’ve been doing it for years and theoretically adds 15-25% extra rain. Very hard to prove on the ground but even take 25% off, it still would have been >yearly rainfall.

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'We get about 30 to 50 tornadoes every year'

Simon chats to Jon & Sally on about a suspected tornado that overturned a caravan and sent wheelie bins flying in Knutton, Staffordshire

bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng…

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Sunny spells and April showers today.

Still chilly in the wind which will be quite blustery, but not as windy as yesterday.

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It was proper weather bingo yesterday...wind, rain, hail, thunderstorm, sunshine, 'tornado'.

How many did you tick off? ✅

There's quieter weather to come, I've got the forecast on BBC Breakfast

It was proper weather bingo yesterday...wind, rain, hail, thunderstorm, sunshine, 'tornado'. How many did you tick off? ✅ There's quieter weather to come, I've got the forecast on @BBCBreakfast
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I've looked into the archive...the last time we had a big area of high pressure (drier weather) dominant over the UK was early January!

It'll make a welcome return at the end of the week but devil is in the detail in terms of cloud, sunshine and temperature.

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Watch out for nasty conditions on the roads this morning with a band of heavy rain spreading SE.

Behind it, we've got showers with sleet/hail and hill snow. Odd thunderstorm too ⚡️

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Morning 👋, your Monday will start off pretty wet with heavy rain spreading SE.

While there'll be sunny spells developing, showers will feed in on a strong - and chilly - NW wind ☔️

Full forecast on @bbcbreakfast 👍

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Back on BBC Breakfast tomorrow.

After months of wet weather, it’s looking increasingly likely that a drier spell is on its way with high pressure building…🌂. Stay tuned for the detail 👀

Back on @BBCBreakfast tomorrow. After months of wet weather, it’s looking increasingly likely that a drier spell is on its way with high pressure building…🌂. Stay tuned for the detail 👀
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