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A 100F heat blast is about to torch southern America while northern regions brace for snow.Scorching heat has sparked warnings for wildfires in parts of the country while alerts for winter’s return are in force elsewhere.It comes as violent storms scour the nation, with further torrential rain and damaging winds forecast into the final week of April.Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services and US correspondent, said: “To the south […]

Britons can look forward to a “sustained” period of pleasant temperatures in the “mid to high 20s” arriving in the next few days, according to a forecaster.The UK saw its warmest day of the year on Saturday, with a mercury of 21.8C recorded, however, the warm weather was quickly replaced with a cooler period, with temperatures dipping to a chilly -2C in some parts of Britain last night.However, hopes of […]

Dangerous ‘supercell’ thunderstorms driven from their typical target zone by volatile winds threaten to plague America for another 10 days.A spate of unusually powerful storms has this week swept thousands of miles of the country unleashing deadly gales, rain and giant hail.Tropical gusts from the south clashing with cold air to the north ahead of the weekend will ramp-up the assault.Relentless storms will plough the country as meteorologists warning battling […]

The United Arab Emirates allegedly "flew cloud-seeding flights" on Sunday - just days before Dubai saw the heaviest rain ever recorded.Flight-tracking data shows one aircraft affiliated with the UAE's cloud-seeding efforts flying across the country.The region relies on cloud-seeding - a technique which uses an aircraft to shoot small particles, such as silver iodides, into clouds to speed up condensation and cause rainfall.Ahmed Habib, a meteorologist at the UAE's National […]

High pressure has been forecast to hit the UK as the Met Office claims an entire week of “prolonged sunshine” is just around the corner.Temperatures will increase slightly, with the UK’s national weather service pointing to lows of 1.2C in Altnaharra on Tuesday.Saturday’s forecast suggests temperatures will hover around the low teens.Cardiff and Glasgow could see mercury hit 12C.High pressure has been forecast to hit the UK as the Met […]

Holidaymakers have desperately tried to leave Dubai after flooding threatened to overwhelm the city.Footage from inside one of the world’s busiest airports showed passengers sleeping on the floor as they waited for departure flights.Dozens of flights had previously been left grounded after torrential rain.Reports even indicated some holidaymakers were being turned away from the terminal as overcrowding became an increasingly pronounced problem.Dubai holiday from HELL: Travellers left in nightmare scenario […]

A second wave of thunderstorms brought more torrential rain to the UAE on this afternoon, causing flooding and power cuts in Dubai.Operations at Dubai International Airport were temporarily suspended for 25 minutes on Tuesday, as intense storms took hold in the emirate. They have since restarted.It comes as heavy rain and flash floods sweep across the Gulf, particularly in Oman. On average Dubai sees just 3.4 inches of rain a […]

A ‘long-overdue’ dome of high pressure about to settle over Britain will bring a return to summer-like sunshine and warmth.An anticyclonic weather system stretching from the tropical Azores islands will build a shield around the UK, fending off storms swarming the Atlantic.Stormy conditions giving rise to hundreds of flood alerts will this week finally give way to a long spell of dry weather, experts promise.It spells good news to farmers […]

The Met Office has raised concern about a “depression” sweeping in as the UK’s national weather services issues a yellow weather warning.Residents across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been told strong winds could cause disruption throughout Monday.The warning, which is in place from 6.25am to 10pm, could impact coastal communities, cause travel delays and result in short-term power loss.The Met Office said: “A depression will move east just to […]