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The Northern Lights which lit up Britain's skies last weekend could return as soon as tomorrow, the Met Office has revealed.Last Friday's - and, to a lesser extent, Saturday's - displays marked a highly unusual change from the norm, where the lights are only visible around the poles, where the Earth's magnetic field is strongest.Over the weekend, a barrage of electrically-charged particles from the sun colliding with the Earth's magnetic […]

A ‘tornado surge’ whipping up more than 700 hulking twisters since autumn threatens to rage into summer.Ferocious storms driven by an active jet stream and clashing tropical and polar air masses will unleash heavy rain, hail and thunder through this week.Reports reveal the tally of tornadoes to hit America’s infamous tornadoes alley this year to have smashed the average by around 100.Tornadoes are most common between April and June, after […]

A strange weather phenomenon is set to hike UK temperatures up to unusual levels of warmth after last weekend's record levels subsided over the start of the week.The Foehn effect, where air warms and dries as it passes across mountains, could see temperatures soar once more in parts of Northern Scotland later today.After the UK revelled in its hottest weekend so far this year, temperatures slipped back to the low […]

A ‘race between the Atlantic and the tropics’ will keep spring hanging in the balance as the UK braces for a week of wind and rain.Low pressure from France will tussle high pressure from the tropical south which drove the glorious weekend weather.A battle between the two will bring a mixed and often rainy picture for the next week and possibly the rest of May.Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather […]

Britons hoping for the warm weather to continue into June could be left disappointed, as the Met Office have admitted that they can only offer “limited guidance” on next month’s forecast.The glorious weekend weather reached its peak on Sunday, when a high of 27C was recorded in Chertsey, Surrey, making it the warmest day of the year so far. Meanwhile, on Saturday, temperatures peaked at 26C in Herstmonceux, East Sussex.The […]

A record heatwave roasting Mexico will surge northwards pushing temperatures in parts of America to ‘danger’ level.Swaths of the United States will boil as a plume of tropical heat thrusts the mercury past the 100F-mark.Central and north-western regions will feel first the lick of the flame before the burner turns southwards later this week.The National Weather Service (NOAA) warns of a ‘moderate’ to ‘major’ risk in parts of Texas and […]

Britain is basking in sunshine today, with Sunday set to be the hottest day of the year so far - but the Met Office has warned the good news may be short lived.Despite hot weather of up to 27C today, meteorologists are warning of heavy thunderstorms across the country.Yellow weather warnings are in place for the west of Britain, including the majority of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.People in areas […]

Hundreds of vehicles were left stranded at a lookout point in Yorkshire last night as locals swarmed to see the Northern Lights for the second night in a row.Over 100 cars became trapped in a car park on Castle Hill in Huddersfield, sending drivers' tempers flaring and even prompting a police response.Would-be astronomers arrived in droves at the historic hill to try and catch a glimpse of the aurora on […]

Spring is about to be put back on hold by wind, rain and thunderstorms sweeping in from the Bay of Biscay.Britain’s burst of sunshine will to give way to a week of foul weather as temperatures tumble this weekend.High pressure, the driver of warm, settled weather, will be kicked out by a cyclonic storm heading in from France.Britons should make the most of the hottest day of the year on […]