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A blob of cold air rolling into America will bump against a 110F heat dome detonating a spate of golf-ball-hail spewing thunderstorms.US weather is about to take an explosive turn amid warnings for violent winds, tornadoes and torrential rain.Cold air led by a ‘cold front’ will shift into parts of the country currently boiling in a record heatwave.The two air masses, driven by extreme humidity, will clash to ignite fierce […]

Blistering late-summer heat has plunged 10 states into the danger zone amid forecasts for record August temperatures.Swaths of America are in their third month of an unbearable heatwave pushing thermometers to 110F-plus.A simmering heat dome which settled over the country at the start of summer will remain wedged in place until later this week.National Weather officials have issued a raft of extreme heat and wildfire warnings through the coming days.US […]

Autumn will kick off with better weather than delivered through most of summer with a ‘significant’ 30C sun blast to kick start the season.After months of chilly winds, rain and largely grey skies, weather charts have suddenly turned a sizzling shade of scarlet.Thermometers later this week will rocket into the mid-20Cs, or even higher according to some experts.A shift in weather patterns will allow high pressure to nudge the UK […]

America faces a ‘supercharged September’ threatening a five-week ‘parade’ of 10 tropical mega storms.Near-record ocean temperatures and humidity from the summer heatwave will turn the Atlantic into a hurricane hotbed.A Saharan dust cloud, which has until now kept a lid on the storm season, will clear, paving the way for a high-octane assault.AccuWeather meteorologist Alex DaSilva said: “We could see a parade of storms developing during the month of September.AccuWeather […]

Heavy rain is expected to bring a deluge of rain to the UK as the Met Office issues a yellow weather warning.Up to 60 millimetres of rain could face across parts of Scotland later today, with flooding of a few homes and businesses possible.Spray could also make journey times longer and public transport will face potential disruption in impacted areas.The Met Office said: “Persistent rain will affect southwest Scotland on […]

Hot temperatures are set to return across Britain this week as an Iberian heat bomb strikes.Parts of the UK could see temperatures surge to 29C, according to the latest weather maps.It follows heavy downpours amid Storm Lilian which caused weather chaos up and down the country.On Wednesday, London and the surrounding south east could see temperatures jump to 28C.Hot temperatures are set to return across Britain this week as an […]

Britons hoping for more summer weather before the season is out can rejoice as highs of 27C will be reached thanks to a Scandinavian plume.The warm weather will come as a welcome relief after Britain has been battered by Storm Lilian, which has caused chaos with its 73mph winds.However, before balmy sunshine makes a return, showers will strike over the bank holiday weekend, the Met Office has said. A yellow […]

A huge cloud of sulphur dioxide has spread across the UK from a volcanic eruption in Iceland as Britons are warned about the health risks of inhaling it.Weather maps show the corrosive and acidic gas cloud has moved towards Britain - and can cause a deterioration in air quality.Sulphur dioxide (SO2) can cause respiratory problems - such as bronchitis - and symptoms include a sore throat, coughing, a runny nose, […]

Storm Lilian will usher a Bank Holiday weekend of autumnal wind and thundery downpours before summer surges back for a last fling.Lilian became the twelfth named storm of the season on Thursday night, swept in from the Atlantic on an ‘active’ jet stream.Cooler wetter weather will hang on in the north through the start of the weekend while a nationwide split pushes temperatures in the south into the 20Cs.However, sun-starved […]