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A hosepipe ban affecting more than five million people has been declared as reservoir levels have dropped to record lows.Yorkshire Water is imposing the restrictions following its driest spring on record, with the region receiving just 15cm of rainfall between February and June, less than half what is expected in an average year.There has also been an increased water demand, leaving the region’s reservoirs just 55.8 per cent full, which […]

A fortnight of intense heat could peak in the hottest July ever amid warnings of impending temperatures nudging 40C.Meteorologists have sounded alarm bells as worrying weather models tout unprecedented hot weather.Heatwave conditions are about to grip Britain for the third time this summer, with extreme temperatures expected into mid-month.A sizzling cooking pot of high pressure, strong UV sunlight and warm air from the continent could topple records.NetWeather is forecasting a […]

A ‘Bermuda’ heat dome about to slide in from the tropics threatens to plunge Britain into a fortnight-long heatwave.Chilly winds and rain at the start of this week will give way to temperatures back in the mid-30Cs.Thermometers will climb from today as the Azores High – a blocking dome of high pressure stretching from the tropics – smothers the UK.Once in place, it threatens to bake the nation through much […]

Britain is back on heatwave alert with temperatures about to rocket in another 30C-plus fireball blast of summer.Sun-baked Britons are warned not to be fooled by a cooler start to the week, with the potential for "very hot weather" as soon as this weekend.Temperature records for the year could be broken once again, with weather models showing highs in the 30Cs and beyond.Recent weather models had touted 40C as a […]

Weather forecasters have backed down with their predictions of extreme heatwaves that would have seen temperatures soaring above 40C in parts of England around mid-July.The models had initially suggested "monster heatwaves" with widespread temperatures in the low 40C across France and potentially touching 40C in England.However, these forecasts have now been significantly revised downward.Temperatures in these regions are expected to be approximately five to 10C lower than the figures originally […]

A third heatwave in the space of the month could arrive in Britain by mid-July, the Met Office has said.In just weeks, increasing heat and humidity could sweep across parts of the nation. It follows two weekends of hot conditions for much of the country in the final weeks of June, which was the hottest on record across England.Met Office meteorologist Zoe Hutin said: "Whilst it is difficult this far […]

Britain could be just days away from another 30C fire blast as a throbbing heat bubble builds in from the tropics.A cycle of blazing heat followed by cooldown is about to repeat with temperatures next week poised to rocket "with a vengeance".In the driving seat is the Azores High, a huge high-pressure dome over the Atlantic pulling searing warmth into Britain.A peculiar "ebbing and flowing" pattern of the high, surging […]

Crackling electric downpours threaten to drench Britain as swooping jet-stream winds sweep in an energy-laden deluge.High pressure, the heatwave driver, will be shoved aside through the next 24 hours by volatile prowling storm systems.Temperatures in the 20Cs will nosedive as parts of the country brace for torrential, thundery downpours.The jet stream will sweep southwards over the UK, pulling low pressure in from the north and storms from the south.Jim Dale, […]

Britain will become a nation divided as oppressive heat clings to the south while battles wind and rain batter the north.Temperatures will nosedive across Scotland and northern England through the coming days as Atlantic fronts trigger torrential downpours.But to the south, latest forecasts hint towards the start of July offering more warm, sunny weather.Stifling temperatures in the mid-30Cs, however, will ease to leave more manageable upper-20C highs.Met Office meteorologist Honor […]