Royal Meteorological Society

With support from the RMetS Legacies Fund, Zain Mulk presented his research to the meteorological community, strengthening his confidence and inspiring him to contribute to the future of meteorology and the vital work it does It was an absolute delight to have attended the RMetS Early Career & Student Conference in Exeter this year.

Digital Marketing Executive I joined the Royal Meteorological Society in April 2026 as a Digital Marketing Executive. Having worked across a range of sectors in digital marketing, it’s especially rewarding to apply my experience to communicating the stories, conversations, and developments shaping weather and climate. I enjoy creating meaningful digital communications and am proud to support the Society’s work through engaging and impactful content.

The weather keeps us talking. A record-breaking heatwave. An exceptionally dry spring. Torrential winter rain. These are the moments that remind us just how variable the UK's weather can be. But are these isolated events, or signs of something bigger? That's where the annual State of the UK Climate report comes in. Published in the Royal Meteorological Society’s International Journal of Climatology, the report uses observations from the UK's weather station network to show how our climate is changing.

I joined as the part-time Energy Engagement Fellow in June 2025, combining the role with my work as a postdoctoral researcher in climate impacts at the University of Edinburgh, before joining RMetS full-time in March 2026 and working as a researcher on the Agri-Food project in addition to my Energy role. Thanks to a childhood in the beautiful (but rainy) Yorkshire Dales, and watching TV shows about storms and the movie "Twister", I had always planned from a young age to become a Meteorologist.

The latest edition of the State of the UK Climate Report, published today in the Royal Meteorological Society's International Journal of Climatology, puts the latest year and decade into a historical context, telling us about the changes already seen in the UK’s climate. The key change in the UK’s climate is the ongoing rise in temperatures, with extremes particularly affected.

Long before computers transformed forecasting, UK weather prediction depended on human judgement. Step back into the pre-computer era to see how experience, intuition, and empirical methods defined forecasting.

The foundations of modern forecasting were created in an era of uncertainty and scepticism. Explore how Robert FitzRoy's drive to protect lives at sea reshaped meteorology, even as it led to his own marginalisation.

The success of D-Day hinged on a narrow window of tides, clouds, winds, and visibility. Uncover how forecasters balanced these competing demands, and why a 24-hour weather call became one of the most consequential decisions of World War II.

The Royal Meteorological Society's Special Interest Group on Meteorological Observing Systems is inviting abstracts for presentations and posters at the Meteorological Observing Systems Mini Conference 2026, taking place on Tuesday 8 September 2026 at UKCEH Wallingford. This one-day, in-person meeting brings together researchers, practitioners and operational agencies to share the latest innovations, challenges and emerging applications in atmospheric and environmental monitoring.

The Royal Meteorological Society is pleased to be working with the Martingale Foundation through its Solve for X programme – a five-day interdisciplinary challenge designed to bring together PhD Scholars to tackle complex real-world problems in collaboration with industry and academic partners.