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A 90F heat surge clashing with an Arctic pool left from winter will fuel a massive storm assault spanning 12 states.America’s weather woes will deepen this week as ‘severe’ thunderstorms and 80mph gales threaten to "hit hard".Eastern states from Texas through Arkansas, Iowa, Tennessee and Kentucky are first on high alert for tornadoes and hailstorms.Powerful winds and torrential downpours will then head towards the Atlantic coast as clashing air masses […]

Homes in Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire have been damaged and trees have been downed after a pair of 'mini tornadoes' tore through the county earlier today.The Met Office had issued a yellow warning for strong winds - which is still in place until 10pm tonight - across almost the entire UK, but parts of West Bridgford and Clifton, just south of Nottingham, bore the brunt of the "horrendous" hyper-localised freak weather […]

The UK is set to bathe in two weeks of hot, dry sunshine, as a result of high pressure.The final few days of April and the first two weeks of May are set to see an improvement in the weather compared to the two weeks before that.The Met Office forecast for April 28 to May 12 reads: "Towards the end of April, high pressure will probably be close to the […]

A ‘cold plunge’ is about to push temperatures back to freezing as northerly winds blow away the spring warmth.A change in atmospheric pressure patterns early next week will topple thermometers from recent 20C highs.However, winter coats will make only a brief return with warmth forecast to return ahead of next weekend.Thermometers will drop widely from Monday amid warnings for parts of the country to brace for thunder and hail.Lows of […]

Britain is set to be battered with high winds and heavy rain showers as a change of airmass signals frost and cold conditions next week.Forecasters warn of a change in weather following a spate of warmer conditions as temperatures tumble to single figures on Monday and Tuesday.Wind gusts could hit 50mph across the UK early next week while a cold northerly flow moves down from the Arctic.A cold front is […]

Britons are set to bask in temperatures of up to 20C today as an African plume blasts the UK with "unseasonably warm" weather.The latest forecast suggests a rush of "spring heat" will see temperatures reaching 19 to 20C in southern areas of the UK.Friday is set to "feel warm for much of England, eastern Wales and northeastern Scotland" with light winds and temperatures in the mid to high teens.The warm […]

Storm-hit America is on alert for another dose of misery as hot, dry winds sweeping in from the tropics drives a spate of wildfires.‘Critical fire’ conditions have been declared by the National Weather Service (NOAA) across Texas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Iowa as humidity drops and temperatures rise.Thermometers are forecast to hit 80F as a plume of warmth floods into southern states including Arizona and New Mexico, over the coming […]

Two people have died, with a further 40 evacuated, in Tenerife in the wake of strong winds, flooding and rough seas which have battered the Canary Islands.Yesterday, emergency services rushed to rescue both a diver suffering a heart attack and a 53-year-old Czech tourist who had fallen into the sea while taking photos of the strong waves around the island's Puerto de la Cruz.While responders were able to retrieve the […]

Volatile atmospheric conditions will form a “dynamic interaction” with a tropical plume to drive 135-mph tornadoes and hail “bigger than golf balls”.A massive storm brewing over the United States has prompted meteorologists to sound alarm bells for damaging winds and flooding.Due on Wednesday, the storm threatens “multiple” violent thunderstorms and tornadoes of level EF2 (111 to 113mph) on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.Extreme weather will be driven by cold air sweeping […]