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A sweltering 30C plume pulled into Britain by an "amplified jet stream" will explode into an "angry" eruption of hail-spewing thunderstorms.The UK is braced for a "lively" week of weather with soaring temperatures to climax in a monsoon deluge.Today marks the switch to steam-bath Britain as pressure systems align around the jet stream to pull in a pulse of Continental heatwave.Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “The jet stream becomes […]

A heat-health alert and a yellow weather warning have been issued for various areas of the UK, following a warning of thunderstorms.The UK Health Security Agency issued the first yellow heat-health alert for 2025, with temperatures potentially exceeding 30C.The alert covers areas of the East Midlands, Eastern England, London and the South East.It is due to begin from 9pm on Thursday and will run until 8am on Sunday morning.Yellow weather […]

A moderate tornado has been described as “scary” as it swept through Pulborough in West Sussex, felling trees in its path.Despite significant environmental damage, no homes were reported damaged in the weather event on Saturday afternoon.The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (Torro) said that English southern coastal counties from Devon through to Kent experienced unusually strong winds between 2pm and around 7.30pm on June 7. The organisation’s investigator posted on […]

A double-plume blast from the Continent is about to plunge Britain into a 30C-plus heatwave.A shift in the jet stream will pull in a surge of southerly warmth this week as the UK braces for the hottest day of the year.Temperatures will dip at the end of the week before another fireblast at the weekend, forecasters say.Southern regions will be in the firing line for the full force of the […]

A "tug of war" between "slack" cyclonic storms circling the UK could climax in a 30C heat plume.Britain is about to turn tropical as a sultry gush of southerly warmth surges up from the continent.However, flabby low-pressure systems waddling around the coasts could delay rocketing temperatures.The speed of their passage out of the Atlantic and across the UK will keep summer’s arrival hanging in the balance.Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill […]

Britain is set to bask in a weekend of sunshine with parts of the UK reaching 34C next week.Forecasters have said a "Spanish plume" coming from mainland Europe across the Channel will see temperatures rise drastically towards the end of next week.From Friday, temperatures in the south-east could see highs of 30C.Temperatures in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be a few degrees cooler than England, which is expected to […]

The UK is set to be battered by flash floods and, in places, could be threatened by freak tornadoes as a major storm batters Britain.In a weather blog post issued on Friday, Netweather forecaster Nick Finnis, warned of "heavy showers and thunderstorms" particularly across central, southern and eastern England.This forecast has been echoed by the Met Office which issued a yellow thunderstorm warning this morning for East Midlands, East of […]

The Met Office has confirmed a weather warning is in place as heavy rain is set to hit large parts of the UK. A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for large parts of the south, stretching from south Wales to the east coast of England, covering cities like Cardiff, Bristol and London.A spokesman warned there could be more rain falling over the weekend than fell in the […]

Summer’s entry is about to erupt in a thundery, hail-scattered heat blast as a volatile plume surges in from the tropics."Hot" temperatures at the end of next week are being tentatively touted by cautious meteorologists.But deep instability and a relentless picture of "changeable" wind, rain and yo-yoing mercury threaten violent static storms.The driver will be a low-pressure storm system off the west coast building on weather forecasting models.Summer’s entry is […]