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An Arctic-circle storm trio locked in battle with a Bermudan heat dome will hit Britain with tropical warmth and showers.Temperatures in parts this week are back on the rise while elsewhere, brollies and raincoats are on standby.Britain’s weather will once again fall to the mercy of the jet stream as it plays linesman to warring weather systems.To the north, low-pressure cyclones skimming Scotland threaten rain while to the south, temperatures […]

A late winter snow blast driven by a 14F Canadian plunge threatens to bury swaths of the US under a foot-deep Arctic blanket.An ‘anticyclonic’ freeze-zone spanning more than 2,000 miles is about to send thermometers plummeting.Freezing rain, snow and bitter winds will sweep northern states on the tail of a storm-laden cold front.A battlefront trio of high-pressure anticyclones queued from the northwest to the east coast will plunge half of […]

Britain is set to be hotter than the Mediterranean this week with temperatures expected to reach almost 20C in southern England on Wednesday.As a result, parts of the UK are due to become warmer than Malta, according to forecasters.Northern England will also enjoy the warm spell with temperatures reaching 17C, while Scotland will see highs of 14C.The unseasonably warm weather comes as March is predicted to reach its sunniest state […]

Heavy rain, hail and thunder are set to strike Britain just days after the country experienced its warmest spring equinox in more than 50 years.Some areas have already seen intense downpours on Saturday afternoon, with thunderstorms developing across eastern parts of England.The dramatic shift comes after Thursday saw temperatures reach 21C in parts of the UK.National Highways reported parts of the M18 in Yorkshire were closed on Saturday while specialists […]

Balmy spring sunshine will be blown away by chilly northerly winds as hopes for a return to hot weather fade until after mid-spring.Britian’s skies will once again be put through the spin cycle as the warmest day of the year vanishes in a puff of wind, rain, thunder and plunging temperatures.Unusual changes in the atmosphere above the North Pole could even delay summer warmth for another month or longer.A weak […]

A frenzied battle between Arctic blizzards and raging tropical heat threatens a two-month storm siege.States left flattened by devastating hurricane-strength winds and relentless rain are warned to expect little relief through spring.A powerful jet stream charged by a freezing Artic plume crashing against near-90F tropical heat threatens weeks of storms.Jim Dale, US meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: “We still have the ashes of winter to the north and are […]

Sunseekers can rejoice as Britain will see its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures hitting glorious highs of over 20C.The Met Office said that the mercury will be “well above average” for early Spring, forecasting temperatures of up to 21C in London.Some parts of the UK will be hotter than hotter than Barcelona and Athens, where highs of 15C and 12C respectively are forecast.Warmer air has moved […]

Parts of the UK are set to be hotter than popular Mediterranean holiday destinations on the first day of spring this Thursday, as it could be the hottest day of the year so far.Temperatures could reach 19C in southern England on March 20, the Met Office has said. This will make Britain warmer than Ibiza, where temperatures are predicted to reach 17C, and Corfu, which is expected to see 16C.The […]

Churning tornado winds scouring hundreds of miles of tinder-box parched land threatens a near 10-state wildfire inferno.Government forecasters have issued a raft of "critical" to "extreme" warnings ahead of 80mph winds and incendiary lighting strikes.The next assault follows a killer weekend storm which smashed homes and businesses while leaving more than 30 people dead.As temperatures rocket to flash point, the next aggressive storm system will plough through the south and […]