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This “blink and you miss it” heatwave is out of the way tomorrow – replaced by still warm, but less hot air. Temperatures today are climbing, already at 32C in many spots in the south east and likely to reach 33 or 34C before long. Temperatures will only slowly cool down tonight making for a…

It’s been an absolute scorcher across the continent and some of that heat will be affecting the UK tomorrow, with southern and eastern England seeing temperatures well into the 30s, however it will steadily become less hot by Sunday here. Over the Channel things have been quite extreme, France has had it’s hottest day on…

So far this spell of warm weather has been fairly uninspiring, with temperatures between 20 and 28C for most of us, and it has been fairly cool on the east coast. However, that is all about to change. Tomorrow (Saturday) sees lighter winds and as a result temperatures really rocket – no sea breezes. The…

A difficult week of weather forecasting so far. Thunderstorms that have “gone wrong” – in other words, not been as significant as the forecast expected them to be. As we progress into the remainder of the week, the focus turns to heat. Across much of western Europe the searing heat has arrived, with temperatures well…

Thunderstorms were sporadic last night across the North, however largely were not as widespread or severe as we were forecasting them to be, though some did occur. Sometimes this is the case. Thunderstorms are difficult to predict, however can be quite hazardous, which means it was worth warning of them. Over the next 24 hours…

The August 2003 heatwave made many negative memories of severe heatwaves in France, and much of continental western Europe, which is why concerns have been raised for the anticipated heat in the coming week. A large area of high pressure and it’s associated hot southerly winds are expected to push up unusually hot air from…