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Yellow heat health alerts are in place for most of England this week, as daytime temperatures look set to reach 30C (86F). The alerts from the UK Health Security Agency, external (UKHSA) will remain in place in eight regions until 17:00 on Thursday.more

A heatwave is plaguing Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Serbia and Turkey. In many places, temperatures exceed 40 degrees Celsius. There are the first fatalities this summer.more

London is likely to be hotter than the Algarve next week with temperatures are expected to creep up to 27C. BBC Weather is predicting that London will bask in hot sunshine throughout the week after a damp start to the summer.more

In Romania, "African temperatures" were announced this week, and the media is reporting further records. According to meteorologists, the perceived temperature will reach 40-42 degrees C during the weekend.more

It is quite easy for adults to understand and believe that heat waves and fires are the result of climate change, but they do not want to believe that other extreme events such as hurricanes, floods and tornadoes are also associated with these changes, US scientists have found.more

The start of July - when Euro 2024 is in its final stages and Wimbledon is scheduled - looks set to be scorching hot, weather boffins at WXCharts have forecast today. This striking weather map turns a blistering red - as temperatures look set to tip 26C in some parts of Britain next month.more

Temperatures of up to 42-43 degrees Celsius are expected to be brought by the African anticyclone called Minos approaching Italy. According to meteorologists, the heat is to be hellish, and that is why the phenomenon that brings it is named after the judge from Hell from Dante's "Divine Comedy", who assigns a place to sinful souls.more

Much of America is bracing for extreme weather next week - from a heat wave in the South to possible snow in the Rockies. The temperature in Arizona reached 44 degrees Celsius on Saturday. Two feet of snow could fall in Montana.more

Persistent heavy rainfall in the Balearic Islands since Tuesday afternoon has led to traffic paralysis and numerous floods on the Spanish archipelago's popular tourist islands of Ibiza and Mallorca.more

Met Office reports tentative signs of building high pressure but forecasts sunny spells and showers for this week.more

The first heatwave of the season begins today in Greece and is expected to last until Thursday. In some places, thermometers are expected to show up to 43 degrees C. Some schools have closed, some budget workers are working remotely and a fire warning has been issued.more

The Earth's atmosphere is now retaining more than twice as much heat as it did in 1993, which is of growing concern to scientists, reports the journal ‘Earth System Science Data’.more

The first heatwave of the year is coming over Italy, which could bring temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country. The so-called African anticyclone will arrive over the centre and north today and tomorrow and will hit the south between Sunday and Monday, meteorologists explained.more

Both this year's May and the entire spring were the warmest in the UK since regular temperature measurements began in 1884. - reported the Met Office yesterday. The average daily temperature in May was one degree warmer than the previous record.more

Britain could face one of the wettest summers on record with the Met Office reportedly warning nearly six weeks of rain could fall in just three months. The forecaster is said to have told the Government and transport chiefs that there could be wet conditions throughout June and August.more

Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh, the highest reading of the summer and close to the country’s record high amid an ongoing heatwave, the met office said on Monday.more

The Met Office is shutting down suggestions that the UK could be in for scorching weather later this month. We’ve had a wild start to May so far, with the hottest days of the year so far followed by heavy thunderstorms and then followed again by warm weather and sunshine (in places).more

The summer of 2023 in extratropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere (including Europe) was the hottest in two thousand years, according to a study published in Nature.more

Friday is set to be the hottest day of 2024 so far, according to the Met Office, with temperatures of 25C set to be felt in London. That temperature could be bettered further over the weekend when highs of 26C are set to be felt in the south of England. more

WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data, has forecast sunny days into next week starting today (Thursday May 2) as the fifth month of the year improves.more

Temperatures plummeted to -6.3C in Shap, Cumbria, as the UK is hit by cold air from Greenland and the Arctic...more

Temperatures in Europe are rising roughly twice as fast as the global average, reported the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the EU climate agency Copernicus, warning of consequences that will affect, among other things, human health and melting glaciers.more

Tornadoes in Oklahoma killed at least four people, including an infant, leaving thousands without power yesterday. The destructive element leveled buildings and injured about 100 people across the state, according to preliminary data.more

Ten days of rain is set to bring a wash-out to the UK in just hours. Forecasters have predicted that some parts of the country could see rain every single day from tomorrow (Thursday, May 25) until Sunday, May 5.more

Dubai airport had to divert flights because the United Arab Emirates received as much rain in one day as the country can expect in an average of 18 months. Tuesday's storms with downpours and hail created a "historical meteorological event," the WAM news agency reported.more