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The United Arab Emirates allegedly "flew cloud-seeding flights" on Sunday - just days before Dubai saw the heaviest rain ever recorded.Flight-tracking data shows one aircraft affiliated with the UAE's cloud-seeding efforts flying across the country.The region relies on cloud-seeding - a technique which uses an aircraft to shoot small particles, such as silver iodides, into clouds to speed up condensation and cause rainfall.Ahmed Habib, a meteorologist at the UAE's National […]

High pressure has been forecast to hit the UK as the Met Office claims an entire week of “prolonged sunshine” is just around the corner.Temperatures will increase slightly, with the UK’s national weather service pointing to lows of 1.2C in Altnaharra on Tuesday.Saturday’s forecast suggests temperatures will hover around the low teens.Cardiff and Glasgow could see mercury hit 12C.High pressure has been forecast to hit the UK as the Met […]

Holidaymakers have desperately tried to leave Dubai after flooding threatened to overwhelm the city.Footage from inside one of the world’s busiest airports showed passengers sleeping on the floor as they waited for departure flights.Dozens of flights had previously been left grounded after torrential rain.Reports even indicated some holidaymakers were being turned away from the terminal as overcrowding became an increasingly pronounced problem.Dubai holiday from HELL: Travellers left in nightmare scenario […]

A second wave of thunderstorms brought more torrential rain to the UAE on this afternoon, causing flooding and power cuts in Dubai.Operations at Dubai International Airport were temporarily suspended for 25 minutes on Tuesday, as intense storms took hold in the emirate. They have since restarted.It comes as heavy rain and flash floods sweep across the Gulf, particularly in Oman. On average Dubai sees just 3.4 inches of rain a […]

A ‘long-overdue’ dome of high pressure about to settle over Britain will bring a return to summer-like sunshine and warmth.An anticyclonic weather system stretching from the tropical Azores islands will build a shield around the UK, fending off storms swarming the Atlantic.Stormy conditions giving rise to hundreds of flood alerts will this week finally give way to a long spell of dry weather, experts promise.It spells good news to farmers […]

The Met Office has raised concern about a “depression” sweeping in as the UK’s national weather services issues a yellow weather warning.Residents across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been told strong winds could cause disruption throughout Monday.The warning, which is in place from 6.25am to 10pm, could impact coastal communities, cause travel delays and result in short-term power loss.The Met Office said: “A depression will move east just to […]

A 90F heat surge clashing with an Arctic pool left from winter will fuel a massive storm assault spanning 12 states.America’s weather woes will deepen this week as ‘severe’ thunderstorms and 80mph gales threaten to "hit hard".Eastern states from Texas through Arkansas, Iowa, Tennessee and Kentucky are first on high alert for tornadoes and hailstorms.Powerful winds and torrential downpours will then head towards the Atlantic coast as clashing air masses […]

Homes in Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire have been damaged and trees have been downed after a pair of 'mini tornadoes' tore through the county earlier today.The Met Office had issued a yellow warning for strong winds - which is still in place until 10pm tonight - across almost the entire UK, but parts of West Bridgford and Clifton, just south of Nottingham, bore the brunt of the "horrendous" hyper-localised freak weather […]

The UK is set to bathe in two weeks of hot, dry sunshine, as a result of high pressure.The final few days of April and the first two weeks of May are set to see an improvement in the weather compared to the two weeks before that.The Met Office forecast for April 28 to May 12 reads: "Towards the end of April, high pressure will probably be close to the […]