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Editor's Pick

Weather News – Editor‘s Pick

xmas ticker

Sunday 25 December 2022

Merry Christmas!

Wishes from Weather & Radar

2020 was a white Christmas, however, only 4% of stations reported any snow lying on the ground. Hexham, Northumberland.

Saturday 24 December 2022

Christmas forecast

When was our last white Christmas?

teaser

Friday 23 December 2022

Festive forecast?

Last chance to know if it's a white xmas

gritter

Friday 23 December 2022

What does salt do?

The science of gritting

Dry water reservoir

Friday 23 December 2022

Fifth dry season

Historic drought in the Horn of Africa

Icy works of art on a windscreen in Portlaoise, Ireland.

Thursday 22 December 2022

Your images

Icy window patterns

Spotted in Kirkwall, Orkney, just north of mainland Scotland.

Wednesday 21 December 2022

Spotted in Scotland

In pictures: Northern lights

winter solstice

Wednesday 21 December 2022

Winter solstice explained

Lighter days are coming!

Northern Lights dancing in the sky above.

Monday 19 December 2022

Northern Lights

Explosion of colour in the night sky

temp anomaly teaser

Saturday 17 December 2022

Autumn 2022

Warmer than average

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Thursday 4 December 2025

Gusty in the UK & Ireland

Storms will soon bring spring air

Map comparison showing 44 degrees in Indulkana and minus 51 degrees in Olenyok. Coloured temperature ranges show stark global contrasts.

Tuesday 9 December 2025

Global extremes

Almost 100 degrees difference in temperature

pinecones

Thursday 11 December 2025

Winter helpers

How pine cones aid the weather forecast