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A Christmas mega-storm threatens getaway hell for millions of Americans with ‘tropical storm force’ winds to drive torrential rain and snow.A surge of energy from the Gulf of Mexico will deliver the perfect ingredients to spawn ‘supercell’ thunderstorms and tornadoes.Travel disruption predicted The Weather ChannelJim Dale, US weather correspondent and meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: “This is a major storm event, being fuelled by a huge amount of energy, […]

An Arctic cyclone stretching 1,000 miles to Britain from Scandinavia could deliver a last-minute White Christmas.As Festive snow rests on a knife edge, a storm brewing over Sweden could sweep a band of snow across parts of Britain in time for the big day.Scotland and northern England have the highest chance of snow next week, while southern regions are likely to dodge a whiteout.Weather models reveal a huge low-pressure system […]

Thousands of people have been evacuated in Iceland after a huge volcano in the South West erupted overnight.The Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has declared a state of emergency and one of the country's most popular tourist attractions, Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, has been closed.After weeks of volcanic activity, the eruption begun late last night on the Reykjanes peninsula, as lava burst out of the volcano, sending plumes of ash into […]

The Met Office has confirmed that 'technically speaking' a white Christmas is very likely.Temperatures are set to drop to as low as -8C in northern Scotland towards this weekend.In the eyes of the Met Office, it is officially classed as a white Christmas if a single snowflake falls on the ground in the 24 hours of December 25.The Scottish Highlands and the northern Pennines are the two areas most likely […]

Britain is bracing for a white Christmas as forecasts suggest up to 24cm of snow could fall over the festive period.The Met Office said it has a “high degree of confidence” the UK would see snow over Christmas, but added that it may not hit the whole of the country.It comes as the forecaster issued a danger to life warning for parts of Britain amid strong winds and wintry showers.Snow […]

A jet stream carrying 200mph winds is hurtling towards the UK, bringing with it chaos as the Met Office issues a major storm warning. On December 21, the powerful winds blowing over from the north Atlantic will be at their strongest as the stream passes over the UK.At 9.00pm, the winds will be at their most formidable.Maps released by NetWeather show that the winds will be at their most powerful […]

The latest weather forecast showed that parts of the UK could be in for a wave of snow just hours before Christmas. An Icelandic cold snap is set to hit the UK with temperatures set to plunge below -10C. WATCH NOW: John Ketley speaks to Dawn Neesom on the latest weather forecast The latest forecast says that as much as 9.5 inches (24cm) could accumulate in the most affected areas, […]

Heavy snowfall is expected to hit Britain ahead of Christmas as cold Artic winds hit the north of the country, the latest weather map suggests.Forecasts show a period of "unsettled" conditions next week with northerly winds bringing some snowfall and ice.Snow is expected to fall across northern England and Scotland from December 22 until Christmas eve.Met Office forecasters suggest "a period of strong, potentially disruptive, winds" could push the wintry […]

Britons are being warned about an "unsettled" wind storm heading to the UK on the run up to Christmas.Weather experts are predicting a "transition" away from the current high pressure regime ahead of cold north-westerly winds to set in near Christmas.The latest weather maps suggest cold north-westerly winds between December 23 and 25 - firing in wintry showers, particularly to northern and western areas.It predicts that cold north-westerlies will not […]