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Editor's Pick

Weather News – Editor‘s Pick

xmas ticker

Sunday, 25 December 2022

Merry Christmas!

Wishes from Weather & Radar

2020 was a white Christmas, however, only 4% of stations reported any snow lying on the ground. Hexham, Northumberland.

Saturday, 24 December 2022

Christmas forecast

When was our last white Christmas?

teaser

Friday, 23 December 2022

Festive forecast?

Last chance to know if it's a white xmas

gritter

Friday, 23 December 2022

What does salt do?

The science of gritting

Dry water reservoir

Friday, 23 December 2022

Fifth dry season

Historic drought in the Horn of Africa

Icy works of art on a windscreen in Portlaoise, Ireland.

Thursday, 22 December 2022

Your images

Icy window patterns

Spotted in Kirkwall, Orkney, just north of mainland Scotland.

Wednesday, 21 December 2022

Spotted in Scotland

In pictures: Northern lights

winter solstice

Wednesday, 21 December 2022

Winter solstice explained

Lighter days are coming!

Northern Lights dancing in the sky above.

Monday, 19 December 2022

Northern Lights

Explosion of colour in the night sky

temp anomaly teaser

Saturday, 17 December 2022

Autumn 2022

Warmer than average

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