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Densely built-up town on the edge of a steep, eroded cliff. Green slopes and deep cliffs in the foreground.

Wednesday 28 January 2026

After heavy rainfall

Landslide threatens town in Sicily

The temperature radar shows up to 50 degrees in south-eastern Australia.

Monday 26 January 2026

Nearly 50 degrees

Extreme heat in Australia

Split image showing a sunlit coastal town seafront with a formal park, terraced buildings, traffic, and broken cloud on the left, and a vivid green aurora glowing over a dark landscape at night on the right, divided by a curved white line.

Sunday 25 January 2026

Your weather - Your shots

Northern Lights steal the show

Wooden walkway at night under red and green auroras. Starry sky above an open landscape.

Tuesday 20 January 2026

Solar storm hits Earth

Spectacular Northern Lights display

Split image showing suburban rooftops under a blue sky with two smooth, lens-shaped lenticular clouds on the left, and a snow-covered path on the right with footprints, trees lining the edge, and two dogs walking at sunset, divided by a curved white line.

Sunday 18 January 2026

Your weather - Your shots

Peculiar clouds as snow melts away

Industrial plant with cooling towers next to a weather map showing extreme heat in the Middle East, with temperatures exceeding 50 degrees in some places.

Friday 16 January 2026

Climate report

2025: Third-warmest year on record

Smooth, lens-shaped lenticular cloud hovering against a blue sky, with a distinct flattened oval form and soft layered edges, standing out from thinner clouds nearby.

Thursday 15 January 2026

Lenticular clouds

"Flying saucers" over Wales

Weather radar map showing widespread heavy rain across southern and eastern England, with blue precipitation shading, city temperatures for London, Norwich, and Cardiff, and a large rain cloud icon over Wales and western England.

Thursday 15 January 2026

Disruption likely

Sodden Thursday outlook in the south

Two weather maps showing temperature extremes: −54 degrees in northern Asia and 45 degrees in Australia. Coloured areas indicate extreme cold and heat.

Wednesday 14 January 2026

Difference of 100 degrees

Extreme contrasts in global temperatures

Extreme temperatures of below minus 40 degrees were recorded in Lapland over the weekend. Such low temperatures are rare even there.

Tuesday 13 January 2026

Lapland ice chamber

Temperatures drop below -40 °C

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Weather map of the Alps with radar image. Above Switzerland and northern Italy, a symbol indicates snowfall in a large precipitation area over the western Alps.

Thursday 12 March 2026

Lots of snow in the Alps

Temperature drop at the weekend

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

Split image showing a mobile pollen forecast for London with tree pollen levels, alongside cedar branches releasing clouds of yellow pollen with a pollen icon overlay.

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Eyes starting to itch?

Tree pollen starts hay fever season