Track Storm Goretti’s progress here A rare red weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for parts of the UK as Storm Goretti approaches. The French-named storm has been talked about lots in the past few days, with it making landfall today. Initially a number of yellow and amber warnings had been issued […]
3 weeks ago
Gusts of 90mph or more are forecast The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for parts of the UK as Storm Darragh approaches. The warning is in place from 03:00 to 11:00 GMT on Saturday (7 December), and covers western and southern coastal regions of Wales as well as the Bristol Channel […]
1 year ago
Summer isn’t over yet. The UK could be in for temperatures as high as 27C in the next week thanks to a ‘heat bomb’ from Turkey which is set to make its way over here. Turkey is currently baking under intense heat, with temperatures soaring to a scorching 40C in its southern regions. The ‘heat […]
1 year ago
Estimates ‘clearly show’ that high temperatures can lead to premature death An estimated 3,271 people were killed in England and Wales during the record-breaking summer heatwaves where temperatures spiked over 40C. UK Health Security Agency and Office for National Statistics analysis released on Friday shows the average number of deaths above a five-year average. This […]
3 years ago
‘It’s a miracle that this sizeable and very heavy spire tip didn’t hit anyone’ With its gale-force winds breaking records on Friday, footage is starting to emerge of the havoc Storm Eunice is causing across the UK, including the toppling of a church spire in Somerset. An onlooker in Wells captured the moment the spire […]
4 years ago
Many regions are being advised to stay indoors altogether The Met Office continues to issue red weather warnings to various regions as Storm Eunice continues to batter the UK, disrupt travel arrangments, cause damage to public and private property, and reports of landfalls. Red is the highest level the Met can issue and warnings have […]
4 years ago