Weather News

A rain-laden ‘vapour surge’ charging in from the Pacific threatens torrential downpours and up to five feet of snow.Western states face a relentless deluge through the start of February as warnings emerge for disruption and flooding.Worst hit will be California, still reeling from devastating wildfires dubbed some of the worst in the state’s history.But where tropical moisture carried by the ‘atmospheric river’ hits Arctic air, communities are braced for hulking […]

Both love and snow are in the air this Valentine’s Day, with large swathes of the UK to see snow fall.Urban and rural areas across England, Wales and Scotland will see up to 3cm of snow settle on February 14.Manchester and Cardiff are expected to see 1cm, while in the Scottish Highlands and Peak district, up to 3cm is forecast, according to weather maps from WXCharts.The Met Office has warned […]

People smugglers could be jailed for up to five years for looking up the weather under new terror-related laws, a new bill has revealed. The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill was introduced in Parliament yesterday and aims to crack down on criminal gangs before they can launch small boats across the Channel.It says that anyone who “collects or makes a record of information of a kind likely to be […]

A filmmaker has been hit with a £200 littering fine after two empty boxes were discovered in an alleyway behind his Stoke-on-Trent home.Stuart Swindell, 27, claims the cardboard boxes were blown over his garden gate during Storm Darragh.The freelancer says he had been keeping the boxes, which contained camera parts, in his garden for potential returns when they were swept away by 25mph winds.The council has refused to accept his […]

A full-scale fracas between the stormy Atlantic and a "cold anticyclone" will kick-start February with medley of showers, gales and the risk of easterly snow.Britain’s yo-yo weather shows no calm through the end of winter as meteorologists bash their barometers over endlessly conflicting forecasts.Scotland and northern England will through the coming days battle more wind and rain while the south is calmer and drier.But a relentless feud between Atlantic low […]

A tropical plume sweeping into frozen America threatens an eruption of violent thunderstorms, tornadoes and ‘snow squalls’.Temperatures across swaths of the country are forecast to rise this week, with highs forecast in parts of 70F.Warmth sweeping from the Gulf of Mexico, however, will battle Arctic air left from the cold snap triggering explosive storms.‘Drenching rain’ will plough thousands of miles east from southwestern States into New England and the Northeast.‘Drenching […]

The Met Office has warned of increased chances of wet, windy and stormy weather across the UK over the coming months.Forecasters attribute this outlook partly to a developing La Niña in the Pacific Ocean, where cooler than normal temperatures around the equator are influencing weather patterns thousands of miles away.Despite their broad nature, long-range forecasts suggest these conditions will drive wet and windy westerly winds across the UK and much […]

The Met Office has issued a yellow ice warning across four regions of the UK, with officials warning of potential snow.The alert comes as overnight showers are expected to create hazardous conditions, particularly affecting travel on Thursday morning.Forecasters are particularly concerned about wintry conditions developing over high ground in Northern Ireland, while northern Scotland could see snow, especially in areas above 200 metres.The yellow weather warnings will remain in place […]

America is facing a week of ‘weather whiplash’ with roller-coaster temperatures soaring to summer-like highs before plunging.Eastern states will see the mercury nudge 70F ahead of the weekend, around 25F higher than average.A gush of warm air from the south will lights the burners under regions crippled by snow as temperature records in parts teeter.But close behind will be another cold front, with wind, rain and snow to dampen spirits […]