Yellow wind warning covering Wales and central and southern England is in force
Storm Hannah has swept into the UK, bringing 82mph winds and heavy rain after battering Ireland and leaving at least 11,000 properties without power.
ESB Networks confirmed that 33,000 homes were impacted at the height of the storm on Saturday morning.
Continue reading...England just misses out on record, but new highs set in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
It has been raining in Spain and it’s jumper weather on the coast of Sicily, but in the UK it has been another glorious day, with record-breaking temperatures across much of the country.
Amid warnings that the heatwave was evidence of climate change, the Met Office said new Easter Sunday temperature records were set in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with England just missing out on a new record.
Continue reading...25.5C recorded, with 27C expected on Monday, which would make UK warmer than Morocco
Britons experienced the hottest day of the year so far on Saturday, and the hottest Easter bank holiday weekend for 70 years, as the temperature hit 25.5C (77.9F) in Gosport in Hampshire.
The temperature is expected to rise even further on Monday to 27C, making the sunniest spots in the UK warmer than most of Europe, Algeria and Morocco.
Continue reading...Temperatures forecast to exceed 20C on dry and settled bank holiday weekend
Parts of the UK will be hotter than some of Europe’s top holiday destinations over the Easter weekend, with temperatures exceeding 20C (68F).
As sunseekers plan to go away over the coming weeks, the UK could be hotter than St Tropez in southern France, the Greek island of Corfu, Bodrum in southern Turkey and the Spanish island of Mallorca, which is forecast to be cloudy on Saturday and Sunday.
Continue reading...Name: The Great Cornish Cover-up.
Age: Far too old.
Continue reading...Bill Giles calls on broadcasters to add slot explaining humans’ impact on climate
The veteran weatherman Bill Giles is calling on the BBC and other major broadcasters to radically overhaul their forecasts to incorporate information about climate change.
The former head of BBC weather presenters has said more needs to be done by broadcasters to highlight climate change to face the “reality more squarely and openly”.
Continue reading...Lifeboat rescues fishermen as storm hits rail and road links across Britain
Six crew members from a stricken fishing vessel have been rescued amid 20ft waves while rail and road links across Britain have been hit by storm-force winds.
Winds hit 60 miles per hour for a second day across coasts as Storm Gareth continued to move across the UK on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Met Office puts Britain on yellow alert as destructive weather arrives from the west
Forecasters have warned of possible travel disruption and power cuts as they issued a yellow weather warning for Storm Gareth, which could bring destructive weather when it hits the UK this week.
The storm is expected to land on Tuesday and the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds covering almost all of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as parts of Scotland, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some north-western areas of England were also issued with yellow warnings of rain for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Continue reading...Resorts are facing one of their most difficult seasons with many forced to close off slopes
Scotland’s ski resorts are facing one of their most difficult seasons in years, with a lack of snow forcing them to close many of their slopes, raising questions about the impact of climate change.
Unusually mild weather – a record February temperature for Scotland of 18.3C (65F) was recorded on Aboyne in Deeside this week – has led every resort to shut down their main slopes. One has had to close entirely.
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