The weather

The weather is a very popular topic of conversation in Britain. When the weather is good, people complain that it's too hot. When it rains, they say it's too wet. When it isn't sunny, they say it's too cold.
The seasons in Britain are fairly clear. Winter lasts from December to February. It's cold and wet but doesn't often snow. Spring is from March to May.The summer months are June, July and August when it can be very hot. Then the autumn - September, October, November - often has foggy, cold, wet days and the leaves fall from the trees.

It's not surprising that Britain has got one of the most important weather centers in the world. They provide weather forecasts for radio, television and newspapers - and on the Internet. Two huge supercomputers analyses information from many sources including satellites. This is very different from some of the early weather forecasts.
These instruments were used for the earliest weather forecasts. The Met Office also looks at environmental issues such as global warming and climate change. The computers can predict the tropical storms and hurricanes that cause so much damage around the world.