Weather News

Storm Lilian has wreaked havoc in Britain and Ireland after it touched down in the early hours of Friday morning.The storm, which was named yesterday, has ripped across the north of England and south of Scotland - leaving transit and powercut chaos in its wake.One flight from London Heathrow to Edinburgh just after 6am was cancelled, while social media reports suggested hundreds of people were left to suffer in traffic […]

Summer looks to have come to a close before August has even finished as hurricane-force winds continue to batter Britain.The tail end of Hurricane Ernesto, which had bruised Bermuda on its way across the Atlantic, smashed into Scotland yesterday after drenching parts of Ireland.Though Ernesto may be petering out as it heads north to the Arctic, northwestern parts of the country have been told to brace for hurricane-force winds - […]

Storms driven by clashing hot and cold air masses are ramping up to threaten a widespread autumn ‘shock’.A cold plunge will spread westwards this weekend pushing thermometers in parts to freezing with even the risk of snow.Extreme heat will hold its grip further south as tropical heat brings record temperatures to desert states.Cold weather swept eastwards will spread to the Pacific coast this weekend bringing the first widespread chill of […]

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings across Scotland, Wales and England as the UK braces for impact from the tail of a hurricane.Hurricane Ernesto had careered across the western Atlantic Ocean for a number of days, smashing into Bermuda as it made its way over the water.With its tail end already whipping up large waves on the Irish coast, the Met Office has slapped western Scotland, northern England […]

A freak cold plunge will make parts of the US ‘feel like September’ while southern states fry in ‘record-breaking’ heat.The jet stream will sweep southwards ahead of the weekend, delivering an autumnal chill to the east and northeast.Temperatures will tumble below average for the time of year, although southern and western regions will continue to bake under an unrelenting heat dome.The change in pattern will bring a much-needed dry spell […]

An ex-hurricane will smack Britain with a ‘double-hit’ spicy cocktail of 60mph winds, torrential rain and tropical warmth.The remains of Hurricane Ernesto will arrive from the Caribbean on Thursday having hitched a ride on the jet stream over unusually warm seas.The exact route of the storm has had experts scratching their heads since it emerged during the middle of next week.But they think it is likely to swerve north of […]

Violent thunderstorms erupting in the death throes of Tropical Storm Ernesto will put thousands of miles of the US coast on flood alert.Torrential downpours threaten eastern states as a mammoth ‘sea swell’ dragged in by the ex-hurricane drives ‘dangerous’ rip tides.The tail end of Ernesto will clip the US at the start of the week before the jet stream leads the dying storm off into the Atlantic.The US National Weather […]

The Met Office has forecast that there will likely be some “very warm” days towards the end of August, as the UK prepares to enter the first of the autumnal months.For most Britons, this summer has felt rather disappointing bringing just a few days of sultry heat.However, the Met Office has suggested those warm days could be returning at the end of the month.The Met Office long range weather forecast […]

An ‘angry’ jet stream will fracture into two before joining forces with ex-Hurricane Ernesto to shake up Britain’s weather.‘Complex’ weather systems will compete to bring wind and rain before another blast of sultry warmth.Perplexed meteorologists are once again scratching their heads over yo-yo-ing forecasts heavily influenced by the tropics.Hurricane Ernesto had last night strengthened off the US east coast where it will hitch a ride to the UK on a […]