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Winter coats will be gathering dust into the festive season with weirdly mild weather forecast through the end of the year.The last month of autumn shows no sign of cooling down, with thermometers to hit double digits into mid-November.High pressure, responsible for the current calm spell, and global climate events including an El Nino summer will keep frosts and snow at bay.South-eastern Europe, Spain and Italy will catch the winter […]

The Met Office has said rare aurora are set to remain visible over the UK as part of an 11-year cycle.Forecasters have said it is likely there will be further chances of aurora visibility in the UK in the coming months as the Sun has reached its solar maximum period. NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the International Solar Cycle Prediction Panel confirmed that the Sun has […]

A “anticyclonic gloom” is set to spread over Britain, bringing with it “unusual conditions” for November.The start of the month will be foggy thanks to a high-pressure system which is typically associated with warmer months, NetWeather has forecast.Because high pressure supports light winds and clear skies, the fog in this period is stubborn to clear, which leads to daytime mist and grey skies – known as an “anticyclonic gloom”.Ian Simpson, […]

A freak pressure shift in the upper atmosphere will thrust a surge of Arctic air across the US triggering a spate of warnings for Polar gales and blankets of snow.As the east coast braces for Hurricane Rafael, the west is on alert for temperatures to nosedive.A powerful ‘trough’ of low pressure high in the atmosphere will plough a cold front across Pacific and central states.The National Weather Service (NOAA) has […]

America is back on tropical-storm alert with a giant ‘depression’ in the Atlantic threatening to spawn Hurricane Rafael.With the nation still reeling from the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, tropical ocean waters are once again starting to simmer.Three developments over tropical waters have meteorologists cautiously watching for the next big storm.Sub-tropical Storm Patty is heading east towards Europe while over the weekend, a more powerful system and its […]

Britain faces one of the driest Novembers on record as an ‘anticyclonic’ pressure dome secures another fortnight of rainless skies.Traditionally one of the wettest periods of the year, the run into winter threatens near-drought conditions.A stubborn high-pressure ‘anticyclone’ wedged over the UK will keep all but the merest shower at bay.This autumn could rival 2004, 2006 and 2007 in recording one of the driest-ever starts to November.UK weather: ‘Anticyclonic’ pressure […]

A multi-barbed attack bolstered with tornado-loaded thunderstorms will sweep the US as coastal communities brace for Hurricane Rafael.Battling air masses will trigger violent outbursts across central and southern regions as a cold plume from the north crashes into the mild south.The US National Weather Service has issued warnings across the country for gales, flash floods, and storms.Meanwhile, newly formed Hurricane Rafael is barreling towards the Caribbean with US landfall expected […]

Atlantic weather is set to sweep across the UK within days as "unusual" conditions come to an end, according to forecasters.NetWeather has said that the nation will have to acclimatise itself to milder conditions than usual despite the arrival of November days usually signals wet, windy weather.The forecaster has said that it expects "thicker cloud" and "light rain or drizzle" over the weekend, as next week is expected to bring […]

The Met Office has responded to claims that a -2C Arctic snow storm is set to batter Britain.A tabloid newspaper reported a bitter cold snap will soon descend on the UK, with temperatures falling below freezing.It was claimed Arctic winds would bring with it flurries of snow, with a white blanket settling in some areas.Weather maps sourced from WXCharts were presented as evidence that snow could fall in Birmingham, Manchester, […]