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Weather radar map of northern England showing heavy rain and thunderstorms. Dark blue and purple areas around Leeds and York indicate intense rainfall, with numerous yellow lightning strike markers across the region. A thunderstorm icon is shown near Liverpool, and city temperatures range between 14°C and 16°C.

Wednesday, 3 September 2025

Moving north

Stormy conditions continue Thursday

Weather map showing thunderstorms over England and southern Wales. A thunderstorm warning icon is displayed.

Wednesday, 3 September 2025

Warnings in place

Thunderstorm potential across the UK

Man sits with telescope looking up at the Milky Way.

Tuesday, 2 September 2025

September astro outlook

Solar and lunar eclipses in store

Split weather map showing the UK and Ireland: the left side displays widespread rain and showers, with temperatures between 16°C and 19°C, while the right side shows wind speeds, strongest in southern England with gusts reaching 45 mph near London. Two warning symbols in the centre highlight risks of thunderstorms and strong winds.

Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Warnings active

Stormy Wednesday ahead

A split image consisting of a temperature map and a photograph showing two young women in front of Big Ben.

Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Beating 2018

Record warm summer for the UK

plit image showing the aurora borealis and a weather map. On the left, the night sky glows with green and pink aurora above silhouetted trees. On the right, a weather map of the UK and Ireland displays scattered showers over western and northern areas, clearer skies with moon symbols elsewhere, and temperatures between 11°C in Cork and 15°C in London.

Monday, 1 September 2025

Good visibility

Possible aurora arrives in the evening

Monday, 1 September 2025

Amy up first!

2025/26 storm names released

The image is split into two scenes: on the left, dark grey storm clouds loom heavily over rooftops of brick houses, creating a dramatic sky; on the right, large clouds stretch across a calmer evening sky above the sea, with silhouettes of offshore wind turbines visible on the horizon.

Sunday, 31 August 2025

Your weather - Your shots

Unsettled week with plenty to snap

On the left, a satellite image of a hurricane over the sea; on the right, a man in a clearance vehicle clearing debris and food in a flooded supermarket.

Friday, 29 August 2025

Twenty years ago today

Hurricane Katrina hits US Gulf Coast

Dust cloud over Tucson alongside weather radar showing thunderstorms in Arizona.

Thursday, 28 August 2025

Fascinating phenomenon

Dust storm hits major city in the USA

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Weather radar map showing widespread heavy rain across southern UK and Ireland in blue, with a central flood warning icon highlighting potential surface water flooding near Wales and southwest England.

Sunday, 8 February 2026

Deluge starts the week

Flood warnings with heavy rain arriving

Temperature map of Europe showing extreme cold in northern Scandinavia with −29 °C at Hemavan and much warmer conditions in southern Spain with 26 °C at Murcia, highlighted by colour gradients and labels.

Friday, 6 February 2026

Over 50 degree split

Enormous temperature contrasts in Europe

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Friday, 30 January 2026

40 degrees and above

Severe heat on the southern continents