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Weather News – Editor‘s Pick

The image shows the central Pacific in a computer model. A striking feature is the ocean coloured red, which indicates very warm seawater.

Wednesday 6 May 2026

Temperature records?

El Niño is gaining momentum

Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds forming rolling crest shapes above modern buildings under a clear blue sky, with smooth white cloud bands resembling breaking ocean waves.

Wednesday 6 May 2026

Waves in the sky

Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds over Swansea

Map of Europe showing temperature contrasts between the cool north-west and the warm east and south-east. The colour gradient and symbols highlight these differences.

Tuesday 5 May 2026

Sharp contrasts in Europe

Between summer and constant rain

The map shows a thunderstorm and heavy rain warning over northern Italy and France. The affected regions are highlighted in colour.

Monday 4 May 2026

Heavy rain & storms

Risk of severe weather in the Mediterranean region

Sunday 3 May 2026

Reading the radar

Clouds on the WeatherRadar

Silhouette of a person sitting beside a telescope on a tripod under a clear night sky filled with dense stars and the bright band of the Milky Way.

Friday 1 May 2026

May astronomy outlook

The only Blue Moon of the year rises

On the left, high walls of snow along a road on Mount Etna. On the right, a temperature map showing a cold centre at the volcano. A marked drop in temperature from west to east towards the coast.

Thursday 30 April 2026

Fire and Ice

Heaps of snow on Mount Etna

Wednesday 29 April 2026

Unevenly spread rainfall

Two weather worlds in Europe

Wednesday 29 April 2026

Capture the scene with us

Your moment, your location, your weather

Heavy snowfall has been bringing public life in Moscow to a standstill since Sunday evening.

Tuesday 28 April 2026

Wind gusts, snow branches

Late April snow brings Moscow to a standstill

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Split image showing coastal sunset with layered lenticular clouds over rooftops and palm trees on the left, and a green valley with river and hills under soft daylight on the right.

Sunday 19 April 2026

Your weather - Your shots

Seasonal warmth between spring thunder

UK temperature map dated 14.02 showing widespread subzero values in blue shading, with readings such as −4 in Glasgow, −3 in Dublin, and −2 in London, alongside a blue thermometer icon.

Friday 13 February 2026

Icy conditions

A frozen start to the weekend

Split image showing strong winds over the UK on a forecast map and widespread rain and snow on a weather radar map.

Tuesday 27 January 2026

Severe gales & heavy rain

Storm Chandra makes impact