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Tropical humidity feeding into a ‘deadly’ heat dome will drive fierce thunderstorms and a ‘monsoon’ deluge.The US heatwave is about to go bang amid warnings for ‘hazardous’ storms, frequent lighting, torrential downpours and floods.A plume of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will rocket temperatures in parts past the 115F mark, creating an unstable and explosive atmosphere.A cold front moving into tropical air across the northeast will deliver an extra […]

Britain will get a burst of 28C joy before thundery downpours return to put summer on hold for the rest of July.Parts of the country will this week enjoy a blast of sunshine with temperatures to rise into the mid- to high 20Cs.However, longer-range outlooks spell a return to wind, rain and sub-par temperatures as Britain stays ‘stuck in a rut’.Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services and social commentator, […]

The Met Office has issued a new 24 hour weather warning as Britons brace for heavy rain and thunderstorms - posing a "danger to life".Four yellow weather warnings have been issued with possible flooding likely to affect swathes of Britain.Outbreaks of rain already affecting southwest England will move northwards across Wales throughout Monday.Around 15 to 20mm rain could fall in less than an hour, while some areas could see up […]

The Met Office has debunked a legend that predicts 40 days of continuous rain.According to traditional folklore, on St Swithin’s Day, July 15, what the weather is like today will continue for the next 40 days and 40 nights. However, since the start of records in 1861, the Met Office has said there has never been a record of 40 dry or 40 wet days in a row following St […]

A 30-state scorcher will leave ‘nowhere to hide’ as more than 30 million Americans fry in a 115F heat bubble.The deadly heat dome has sparked a raft of extreme weather alerts across the US as it continues its advance eastwards.Further records are expected to tumble as high pressure boosts a tropical plume from Mexico, pushing temperatures to simmer point.The US National Weather Service (NOAA) has heat advisories across 30 states, […]

The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning as the UK is set to be battered by heavy rain and thunderstorms. Issuing a warning for Wales and the west of England, the forecaster said there would be heavy outbreaks of rain for as long as 16 hours. Although the forecaster predicts the chance of such an event is unlikely, they say if it does come it will have a […]

Britons may be given a brief glimmer of sunshine this weekend before the gates once again open to the misery of the Atlantic.While some forecasters cling to a fading hope of any summer this year, others have submitted to a ‘pessimistic’ outlook.Weeks of rain and sub-par temperatures will give way on Sunday to a 23C burst of joy for the England-Spain game.But most weather forecasting models then predict a return […]

The Met Office has issued another yellow weather warning as thunderstorms look set to batter the South West of England later today.Thunderstorms will hit Cornwall and Devon from 1pm to 9pm, with travel disruption possible."While many places will see only small amounts of rain or remain dry, scattered showers are likely to become slow-moving and heavy from early this afternoon," the Met Office said."Some torrential downpours are possible, bringing the […]

Storms continue to batter swathes of America in the path of ex-Hurricane Beryl while the rest of the country fries under a dome of fire.The cost of clearing the destruction wrought by the Category-5 superstorm is thought to run to more than $30billion.The remnants of the tropical storm, which over the past week ploughed through the Caribbean before crashing into the Texan coast, will now hammer the Midwest, Interior Northeast […]