About the lecture

In this lecture, we introduce the origins of the UK’s climate and weather patterns. We move on to highlight the impact of weather on daily activities, industries and even emotions. We demonstrate the origin of the UK’s temperate oceanic climate, characterised by mild winters, warm summers and consistent rainfall. We then take a look at the influence of prevailing wind directions, geographical features and urban heat islands on the temperature and climate in different regions of the UK.

About the lecturer

Sylvia Knight took over the education role at the Society in 2007 after a PhD at Reading University and various post-doctoral research posts at Reading, Oxford and the Open University, ending with some time being responsible for the communication and education side of the climateprediction.net project. She is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Reading's School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences, and the Institute of Education.