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The Latest Breaking News from Met Office

Bank Holiday weekend weather: Heavy rain forecast for most of UK - but it’s not all bad news

A Met Office meteorologist said it will be a ‘wetter end to the final week of spring’

The Independent UK

Scotland's weather to change as 'heavy' rains break long dry spell

SCOTLAND’S prolonged spell of dry weather is set to come to an end with the arrival of a large band of rain from the Atlantic.

The National (Scotland)

Weatherwatch: The Met Office fights back against climate misinformation

The most impressive part of the Office’s misinformation ‘toolkit’ is its set of answers to climate deniers’ questions

The Guardian - UK

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Tornado 'could hit South-East' warns Met Office as rain batters UK

‘It’s not out of the question that we could see a funnel cloud, maybe even a brief tornado across parts of the South-East’ - Met Office’s Alex Burkill

Evening Standard

Farming budget ‘must be protected as drought looms’

Farm and nature leaders made the plea as figures show swathes of the UK have had the most days with no or little rain on record for the year so far.

Evening Standard

Why UK weather forecasts could be about to become more accurate

The new technology could make 14-day forecasts nearly as accurate as seven-day forecasts

The Independent UK

Met Office transfers to new supercomputer to boost UK forecast accuracy

Extreme weather events can also be predicted with greater accuracy using the new technology.

Evening Standard

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Nasa warns of huge solar flares causing blackouts on Earth

The Sun’s most active region is turning to face Earth, bringing spectacular auroras and occasional blackouts

The Independent UK

Weather map: Thundery showers could hit UK this week in Met Office forecast

Showers across the country come after parts of the UK were warmer than Ibiza over the weekend

The Independent UK

UK set to be hotter than Ibiza at weekend amid driest spring in over 100 years

As of Friday, 80.6mm of rain has been recorded for the UK this spring, nearly 20mm less than the record low for the full season of 100.7mm in 1852.

Evening Standard

Driest spring in over 100 years continues as farmers hope for ‘meaningful’ rain

The Met Office said dry and warm conditions look set to persist through this week and into the weekend.

Evening Standard

Met Office issues yellow thunderstorm warning for parts of England and Wales

More than half a month’s worth of rain could lead to flooding, power cuts and disruption on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Weather map: Where thunderstorms could hit England and Wales today as warning issued by Met Office

More than half a month’s worth of rain could hit some areas during the alert on Monday, the Met Office said

The Independent UK

Yellow thunderstorm warning issued with possible flooding and disruption

More than half a month’s worth of rain could hit some areas during the warning period, the Met Office said.

Evening Standard

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Map reveals where thunderstorms could hit UK today as Met Office warning comes into effect

Thunderstorm warning comes into effect for London as hot spell continues

The National (Scotland)

Will Scotland be affected by UK thunderstorm warning?

After a period of warm, sunny weather, a thunderstorm warning has been issued across parts of the UK

Evening Standard

Heavy showers to hit parts of UK with risk of thunderstorms and flooding

The heavy showers will mainly affect the West Country, South Wales and parts of the West Midlands.

Evening Standard

Thunderstorms to hit parts of UK with warnings of possible flooding

Heavy and potentially thundery showers could arrive on Sunday, mainly affecting the West Country, South Wales and parts of the West Midlands.

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The Independent UK

UK set to be hotter than Barcelona this weekend as warm weather returns

May started off with the hottest day of the year so far with 29.3C heat in London

The Guardian - UK

Weatherwatch: British data artist shows it’s always raining somewhere – almost

Rebecca Kaye gathered Met Office precipitation records for 366 different locations from 1934 onwards

Evening Standard

UK set for ‘classic’ spring weather, including frosty nights and warm days

Conditions from Thursday through to Saturday are expected to be broadly similar, with dry weather and sunny spells forecast across the country.

Evening Standard

Drought risk warning issued after England’s driest start to spring since 1956

The Environment Agency warns of possibility of drought – with more frequent dry summers to come as a result of climate change.

The Guardian - UK

England faces drought this summer as reservoir water levels dwindle

Exclusive: Government and water firms preparing for possible shortages as dry weather is expected to continue

Evening Standard

Settled conditions to remain this week with higher temperatures by the weekend

There could be highs of 21C on Friday as temperatures ‘slowly creep up day on day’ in largely dry and sunny spells, including on VE Day.

Evening Standard

Bank holiday weekend to bring cooler weather after hottest day of the year

Dry weather is expected for most people but temperatures will drop across the UK.

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