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The remains of a tropical hurricane will rattle the weekend before an ‘anticyclonic gloom’ descends for Halloween.Ex-hurricane Oscar will hitch a ride on the jet stream to bring wind and rain to western parts of Britain on Sunday.Then as temperatures build, high pressure will usher a murky and misty run up to the spooky season.Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “High pressure will sit somewhere close to the UK, and […]

The Met Office has issued a snow update as an Arctic blast is expected to send temperatures tumbling.Snow showers could soon hit parts of the UK as Britons prepare for winter weather to return.Colder conditions come as high pressure looks set to drag cooler air to the country.In a long-range forecast from October 31 to November 9, the Met Office said: “Following the introduction of some colder air to many […]

Britain is bracing for a series of cold and wintry blasts in the coming weeks, with forecasters predicting a high likelihood of widespread snow events. The Met Office has warned of potential snow showers in northern and eastern areas as early as next week, due to the arrival of colder air across many parts of the country at the start of November.High pressure is expected to dominate, bringing below-average temperatures […]

A blast of Indian-Summer warmth will see trick or treaters swelter in possibly the hottest Halloween on record.Southerly winds will push thermometers to 80F-plus this week under a ‘blocking’ high-pressure heat dome.Eastern states face an ‘exceptionally’ warm end to October as gusts sweep in from the tropics.Jim Dale, US meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: “Instead of a traditional Halloween, we are more likely to get an Indian summer with […]

A spooky fog dome will descend over Britain smothering the nation in an unearthly ‘radiation’ mist for Halloween.Trick or treaters will be delivering scares amid a swirling fug trapped under a lid of high pressure.Temperatures in parts of the country will rocket to 20C to simmer Britain in a freakishly warm fright season.But as the mercury falls, heat radiating from the ground overnight will trigger dense fog to be trapped […]

At least 72 bodies have washed up after devastating storms across Spain's southern regions saw a month's worth of rainfall yesterday, as authorities continue to search for additional casualties.Areas across the Costa Del Sol, as well as Valencia further north, have been hit with torrential rain, causing countless cars to be swept away and a train derailed.Head of the Valencia local government Carlos Mazon confirmed that emergency services had found […]

A pressure dome wedged over Britain will drive another week of cloudy calm before a crack in its armour ushers the first taste of winter.Stubborn high pressure behind the settled, gloomy weather shows no signs of weakening through into mid-month.Rainless, still skies will persist after the weekend, although a ‘cleaner’ pattern will see mist and murk replaced by sunshine and above-average temperatures.But a chilly change is afoot, with easterly and […]

The US hurricane season is about to roar back with three tropical storms possible in the run up to Christmas.As the nation reels from devastation left by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, experts warn of ripples in the Atlantic basin.Unusually warm ocean waters could push the hurricane season beyond its natural end in December, they warn.A looping weather front straddling the mid-Atlantic may the trigger the next assault as soon as […]

A British pensioner has died in Spain after parts of the country's southwest were rocked by a year's worth of rain in just one day.The man, 71, died in hospital after being rescued from his Malaga home, the leader of the Andalusia regional government Juanma Moreno has said.On social media, Moreno wrote: "He was suffering from hypothermia and died after suffering several cardiac arrests."The number of people killed by the […]