» Surging temperatures during first heatwave of summer set to bring thunderstorms
21/05/26 08:27 from GB News
Surging temperatures during the first heatwave of summer threaten an eruption of violent thunderstorms. Huge amounts of energy rapidly ploughed into the atmosphere as the mercury rockets will trigger an intense electrical deluge. Souther...

» Britain set for 30C heatwave this Bank Holiday weekend with 'exceptional spell of warmth'
20/05/26 20:07 from GB News
Britain is braced for a five-day heatwave over the bank holiday weekend, bringing an "exceptional spell of warmth" and highs of 30C. Temperatures are expected to peak at around 28C or 29C over the weekend in England and Wales, with any t...

» Britons set to swelter in first ‘tropical nights’ of season as temperatures rocket to nearly 20C
20/05/26 08:03 from GB News
Britons are about to swelter in the first "tropical nights" of the season as temperatures rocket almost 20C. Friday is tipped to be the hottest day of the year so far as a plume of warmth floods in from Africa. Highs of 30C on Saturday w...

» UK weather: Atlantic deluge to sweep Britain ahead of hottest blast of spring so far
19/05/26 08:08 from GB News
An Atlantic deluge dumping inches of rain in hours threatens a monsoon entry to the hottest blast of spring so far. Western regions face a torrential onslaught dumping more than a month’s rainfall in the run-up to mid-week. Stormy weathe...

» UK weather: Britons to bask in bank holiday scorcher as mercury to soar to 30C
18/05/26 08:27 from GB News
A blowtorch African surge nudging temperatures towards 30C promises a near-record-smashing bank holiday scorcher. Britons will say goodbye to the dreary spring cold as temperatures rocket through this week. Shifting weather patterns will...

» EasyJet flight struck by lightning moments after leaving Gatwick Airport
17/05/26 09:25 from GB News
A lightning strike forced an EasyJet aircraft to make an emergency return to London Gatwick on Thursday afternoon. The Milan-bound service, operating as Flight U28305, encountered the incident moments after leaving the airport. The Airbu...

» Thermometers set to rocket as wintry end to spring finally gives way to tropical warmth
15/05/26 08:10 from GB News
Shivering Britons have been offered a glimmer of hope with a late-May gear shift promising sizzling 70F bank-holiday sunshine. The wintry end to spring will simmer to a summer crescendo as Arctic winds retreat in a blast of tropical warm...

» Temperatures nosedive as northerly winds bring bitter winds, frost and hail
14/05/26 08:03 from GB News
Britain will shiver into the second half of May as temperatures nosedive in a sinking Polar front. Bitter winds, frost and hail will hold the mercury in a downward trajectory as the nation wraps up in the coldest spell of spring. Norther...

» Arctic blast sends temperatures tumbling as freezing winds erupt into thundery hailstorms
13/05/26 08:15 from GB News
Freezing winds and snow will erupt into thundery hailstorms as Britain’s missing spring is jolted by a ‘reversing jet stream’. As temperatures plummet in a blast from the Arctic, the heavens will open in a deluge of downpours. Today is l...

» Coldest week of spring brings sub-zero temperatures and warnings for hard frosts
12/05/26 08:02 from GB News
Britain will freeze in the coldest week of spring before sub-zero temperatures rocket in time for summer. Arctic winds will push the mercury to minus 5C in parts over the coming days amid warnings for hard frosts and snow. Tussling press...

» Dust devil sparks tornado fears after spinning phenomenon spotted in middle of Isle of Man park
11/05/26 19:58 from GB News
What residents in the Isle of Man initially believed to be a tornado has been debunked by experts who say the spinning weather phenomenon is actually a dust devil. A spinning cloud touched down in the middle of a park in the Isle of Man ...

» Temperatures to drop in just days as chilly northerly blast sweeps Britain
11/05/26 08:19 from GB News
Spring has been ‘trapped’ over North Africa as a bizarre atmospheric pressure pattern grips Britain in a chilly northerly blast. Thermometers through the next week and possibly beyond will plunge below average with a -11C wind chill. A p...

» Britain set for burst of warmth before continental winds ushers in cold snap
08/05/26 09:08 from GB News
A battle between the Arctic and the tropics will stoke a brief burst of warmth across Britain before ushering a week-long cold snap. Continental winds will thrust temperatures across the south into the mid-20Cs this weekend before the me...

» Weather in Britain set for thundery deluge after coldest May night for five years
07/05/26 08:21 from GB News
Britain’s weather is about to make another U-turn as sub-zero temperatures, frost and snow give way to a thundery deluge, Met Office officials have warned. After the UK shivered in its coldest May night for five years, when temperatures ...

» Alaska megatsunami caused by mountain collapse was second largest EVER on record
06/05/26 16:31 from GB News
A colossal "megatsunami" that tore through a remote Alaskan fjord last summer has been confirmed as the second-largest ever documented, according to new scientific research. The catastrophic event at Tracy Arm Fjord in southeast Alaska s...

» Winds will plunge parts of northern Britain into coldest day of spring with sub-zero temperatures
06/05/26 08:19 from GB News
Bitter winds from the Arctic will plunge parts of northern Britain into the coldest day of spring with sub-zero temperatures, frost and snow. Scotland and northern England will get the first bite of winter’s brief return before the whole...

» Britain could be weeks away from 30C heatwave, long-range forecasts predict
05/05/26 07:50 from GB News
Britain could be weeks away from the first 30C-plus heatwave as forecasters predict a three-month summer sizzler. As the nation shivers in a late-spring cold snap, meteorologists predict a season of unusually high temperatures. They blam...

» Britain set for wintery U-turn as bitter Polar winds push in from north
04/05/26 08:53 from GB News
Britain’s warm spring is about to make a U-turn as northerly winds could drive temperatures in some northern regions sub-zero and bring a flurry of snow. A battle between tussling pressure systems and the Polar front threatens to follow ...

» UK weather: Britons face bank holiday washout as 'messy' jet stream set to clash with storm
01/05/26 08:30 from GB News
A "messy" jet stream that looks set to join forces with storms over the Bay of Biscay threatens to crash parts of Britain with a bank holiday washout. Families heading out for the long weekend are warned to prepare for torrential downpou...

» UK weather: Britain to swelter in plume of tropical humidity as temperatures surge to 24C
30/04/26 09:00 from GB News
Britain will swelter in a 70F plume of tropical humidity before the heavens open in an eruption of thunderstorms. A volatile air mass sweeping in from the continent ahead of the bank holiday will spark an electrical deluge. However, sult...