High pressure remains in charge over the next few days, meaning we see a continuation of the current chilly, but settled conditions. A chilly start on Monday morning, with some frost and fog in places Most of us will be dry, though still a lot of cloud around ☁️ pic.twitter.com/flxaGgFo0a — Met Office (@metoffice) December […]
A man has been arrested after a woman was threatened with a knife and robbed in Birmingham city centre. Police were called to Lower Trinity Street at around 1.30am on Tuesday, 24 December, following reports that a woman had her mobile phone stolen during a knifepoint robbery. Officers arrived quickly and carried out fast enquiries […]
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Oldbury in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police were called to an address on Barncroft Road shortly after midnight on 21 December, where a woman was found unresponsive. Despite the efforts of emergency services, she was sadly […]
Low pressure will dominate the UK’s weather over the weekend and early next week, bringing periods of rain, locally heavy, and showers. With some areas already experiencing saturated ground, further rainfall could lead to localised impacts, including a risk of surface water flooding. More rain is coming this weekend – but there are signs of […]
After a fine and bright start to Saturday for most of the UK, increasing cloud followed by rain will move into northwestern areas through the morning. By lunchtime heavy and persistent rain will be established over west Scotland, Northern Ireland and northwest England. It will also be windy, with gusts of 60-70 mph possible along coastal areas in the west of Scotland. Numerous severe weather warnings have been issued for […]
By Thursday afternoon the UK will be split, with rain and cloud across the northern half of the UK, and brighter showery conditions in the south. As the sun sets, temperatures will fall away sharply into Thursday night, particularly in the southeast of England, where patches of ice and fog could develop overnight. Friday will […]
A new volcanic ash forecasting provision that launches on 27 November 2025 could halve the disruption and keep airspace open in the event of a similar eruption to the one in 2010. The 2010 eruption demonstrated that ash produced by volcanic eruptions posed one of the greatest single short-term threats to air travel. Volcanic ash […]
Intense rainfall through Friday and overnight has caused flooding impacts in some parts of south Wales and central England. Accumulations of 119.6 mm was recorded between 1800 Thursday and 0600 Saturday at a Natural Resources Wales rain gauge at Tafalog in Gwent. 80.6mm was recorded over the same period at an Environment Agency rain gauge […]
Storm Claudia is bringing heavy and persistent rain to England and Wales with 81.8mm already recorded between 1800 Thursday and 1600 Friday at a Natural Resources Wales rain gauge at Tafalog in Gwent. The heavy rain will continue to fall and increase accumulations into the evening and overnight, with impacts expected to continue into […]
The UK will remain unsettled this week, with spells of heavy and persistent rain, as well as strong winds. Temperatures will turn cooler in the north, but remain mild in the south until the weekend, when cooler air will start moving into southern areas too. Yellow warnings for rain have been issued for southwest Scotland, […]