The Met Office and the Environment Agency are jointly monitoring the weather system named Austen.

The entities involved

• Met Office →

  United Kingdom's national weather service

  • Met Office forecasts a heatwave for Worcestershire.Mon 12:58
  • The Met Office provided a weather outlook for England, predicting high warmth and temperatures climbing into the 30s for several regions.Mon 10:33
• Environment Agency →

  non-departmental public body in the UK

  • A partnership was formed between the Environment Agency, Somerset Council, and Homes England for a new flood defence scheme.Mon 16:35
  • Environment Agency issued flood alerts for the county coast, covering Wallasea Island, due to high tides.Mon 16:05

Related events

• Met Office monitors weather conditions affecting Essex county.Jun 7
• The Met Office is providing severe weather warnings to households in Ireland, with Austen noted as the first director of the Irish Meteorological Service.Sep 2
• Met Office monitors high summer temperatures across England and Wales.Jun 7
• Met Office issued weather warnings for the East Lancashire region on August 19, 2026.Aug 19
• The Met Office and Met Éireann announced a partnership focused on international weather services on August 31, 2026.Sep 1