Home
Weather London
WeatherRadar
RainfallRadar
TemperatureRadar
WindRadar
LightningRadar
Weather News
Editor's Pick
Discover the app
Weather widget
Contact us
Apps
Career
    Home / Editor's Pick /

    Reporting from the river: Drought until 2023

11:00
2 October 2022

Reporting from the river
Drought until 2023

Following the intense heat and lack of rainfall over summer, part of the River Thames dried up. Months later, there are still concerns over water shortages.

Weather & Radar Meteorologist and Reporter Tamsin Green visited the source of the River Thames in August amidst the summer drought to assess the changes in the area. You can watch back the video above.

However, despite any recent rain, several reservoirs across the UK are still at extremely low capacity. Almost 20 million people are subject to extended hosepipe bans, following water concerns.

Thames Water and Yorkshire Water have both said they expect restrictions to continue into the new year with rainfall levels insufficient to replenish reservoirs.

Weather & Radar editorial team
More on the topic
Wind forecast map of the UK and northern Europe showing strong orange wind zones around a low-pressure system marked with a white “L,” alongside a black-and-white windsock warning icon.
Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Gusty conditions ahead

Low pressure brings windy days
Satellite weather map of the UK and western Europe showing rain bands across Britain, a rain cloud icon over Scotland, and a thunderstorm icon near Belgium and northern France on Wednesday 13.05.
Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Hail also possible

Thunderstorm risk for parts of the UK
Radar image showing a thunderstorm cell over northern Italy, near Brescia and Bergamo. Next to it, several large white hailstones in a hand.
Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Severe storms in Italy

Damage caused by large hailstones
All weather news
This might also interest you
Split UK map showing warm temperatures up to 21 degrees in orange on the left and clear sunny conditions with temperatures from 12 to 18 degrees on the right, with sun icons across the country.
Thursday, 23 April 2026

Spring-like outlook

Bright and warm conditions take hold
Weather graphic showing rain and wind fields over the Canary Islands and a central warning symbol.
Friday, 12 December 2025

Storm and rain

Turbulent weather in the Canary Islands
Illustration of white and yellow fireworks on a blue background.
Wednesday, 31 December 2025

Hello 2026

Happy New Year
All articles
Weather & Radar

Weather & Radar is also available on

Google Play StoreApp Store

Company

Contact us Privacy Policy Legal info Accessibility statement

Services

Uploader

Socials

facebooktwittertikToklinkList