June's weather may have felt erratic at times - but for some social media users, there was nothing random about it. They wrongly blamed it on "weather manipulation" and "geoengineering". Others accused weather presenters of "hiding the truth" from the public.more
Australian meteorologists announced that today the temperature in Melbourne may drop to 0 degrees Celsius and it will be the coldest morning in this city since 2015. There have been heavy rains on the east coast of Australia for a week. These phenomena are related to a record-breaking high atmospheric pressure system.more
Britain is about to turn unseasonably ‘autumnal’ with Polar winds to make it “cold enough for ice”. Last week’s mini heatwave will feel like a distant memory as temperatures in remote spots plunge to single figures.more
Wednesday was the hottest day of the year so far, the Met Office has said - as thousands of Brits rushed to the beach, went for a swim and flocked to Glastonbury. Forecasters said temperatures soared as high as 30.3C at Heathrow Airport while most of southern England was in the high 20s.more
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
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
