Category Archives: Forecasting

World Meteorological Day 2019

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Richard Maxey

Happy World Meteorological Day! Saturday 23 March is World Meteorological Day 2019 and this year the World Meteorological Organisation has named the theme – ‘The Sun, the Earth and the Weather’. In the Scottish Flood Forecasting Service (SFFS) the weather services are provided … Continue reading →

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Medium Range Outlook for the Flood Guidance Statement

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Richard Maxey

Since its inception in 2011 the Scottish Flood Forecasting Service has provided forecasts of flood risk out to five days, by way of the Flood Guidance Statement sent to the emergency response community. Since then the scope and accuracy of … Continue reading →

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Review of 2017-18 EFAS Messages

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Richard Maxey

As reported in the article on the 13th annual meeting of the European Flood Awareness System partners, SEPA and the forecasting service are part of this international forecasting initiative, and receive notifications when flooding is expected. As part of our … Continue reading →

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Summer river flooding in Scotland

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Richard Maxey

It had been a fairly quiet few months for the operational side of the Scottish Flood Forecasting Service, before heavy rain struck much of the country at the start of June, causing some significant flooding in the north east, and … Continue reading →

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Snowmelt forecasting capability within Grid-to-Grid

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Richard Maxey

The formation and melting of snow can be a key component of river flows in the UK, particularly in upland areas. Different configurations of the countrywide Grid-to-Grid (G2G) model are used to deliver the snowmelt component, using different approaches for … Continue reading →

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EFAS annual meeting in the Netherlands

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Richard Maxey

Louise Parry recently attended the annual EFAS Partners meeting on behalf of SEPA and the forecasting service. She sends the following report. In March this year the Annual European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) Partners meeting took place in De Bilt, near … Continue reading →

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Storm Frank On Tour

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Richard Maxey

Operationally it has been a fairly quiet last 12 months or so for the forecasting service. The interest in the events of winter 2015-16 still continues, however, particularly the floods resulting from Storm Frank at the very end of 2015. … Continue reading →

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Hydrologists make the water go round – BHS international conference

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Richard Maxey

I recently attended the 2016 international conference of the British Hydrological Society, at Cranfield University. There were a number of broad themes, including flood risk and water resource management, with most of the first day being given over to presentations … Continue reading →

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High Impact Weather and Climate Conference

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Richard Maxey

High Impact Weather and Climate was the subject of the conference held by Royal Meteorological Society and National Centre for Atmospheric Science at the University of Manchester last week. Members of the forecasting service attended, along with many colleagues from … Continue reading →

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Challenges and innovation towards the prediction of natural hazards

Posted on April 26, 2016 by michaeldcranston

The 2016 European Geosciences Union General Assembly saw us co-convene our second PICO (Presenting Interactive Content) session on operational forecasting and warning systems for natural hazards. Along with several other sessions in hydrological forecasting there were plenty of take home … Continue reading →

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