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UK and Ireland temperature map dated Thu 26.03 showing widespread low values around −1 to 2 °C, with colder air across Scotland and a blue thermometer icon indicating chilly conditions.

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Back to freezing

Wintry feel to Thursday morning

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

Tuesday 24 March 2026

Global consequences

El Niño is back

Split image showing a warning map of the UK and Ireland on the left and a wind forecast map on the right with strong gusts around 40–55 mph, overlaid with a windsock warning symbol.

Tuesday 24 March 2026

Gales return

Increasingly gusty into midweek

A graphic for World Meteorological Day featuring weather symbols.

Monday 23 March 2026

World Meteorological Day

Monitor today, protect tomorrow

Split image showing a colourful sunset sky on the left and a faint rainbow over houses on the right.

Sunday 22 March 2026

Your weather - Your shots

Pleasant to unsettled spring views

Purple crocus flowers emerging from soil beside a garden path, with green grass and shrubs in the background.

Friday 20 March 2026

Astronomical spring

The spring equinox has passed

Split weather graphic showing a strong low-pressure system with swirling winds near the Azores on the left, and a radar map with showers and rain warning over the Canary Islands on the right.

Friday 20 March 2026

Storm Therese

Heavy rainfall on the Canary Islands

Wind map showing a powerful cyclone off the north-east coast of Australia. The red centre indicates a Category 5 storm near Cairns. The surrounding areas show strong wind patterns.

Thursday 19 March 2026

Gusts of up to 177 mph

Extreme cyclone heads to north Australia

Temperature map highlighting Northolt in West London at 20.1 °C, with nearby areas like London, Reading and Slough around 18–19 °C.

Wednesday 18 March 2026

Over 20 degrees

Spring warmth for hottest day of 2026

Weather map of the Canary Islands showing rain on the left and wind on the right. Gusts of up to around 70 km/h and widespread rainfall. The warning symbol indicates severe weather.

Wednesday 18 March 2026

Heavy rain and storms

Severe weather on the Canary Islands

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Weather map of the UK and Ireland showing scattered showers with cloudy patches across much of the region, especially around western and northern areas. Sunshine symbols appear over London, Cardiff, and parts of southern England, while temperatures range from 17°C to 18°C in most places. Areas of heavier rain are visible over the Atlantic to the west.

Friday 29 August 2025

Breakfast brief

Unsettled conditions into the weekend

Split image showing aerial flooding in a town with muddy water covering roads on the left, and a rural road on the right blocked by heavy snowfall with vans stopped and a person walking in snow.

Tuesday 27 January 2026

Storm Chandra

Flooding, gales, and heavy snow

plit image showing a double rainbow over a rocky shoreline on the left and sheep grazing in a green field under stormy clouds on the right.

Sunday 2 November 2025

Your weather - Your shots

Mixed conditions on an unsettled week