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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock (15221390i) It was a misty start to the day in the Oxfordshire countryside. Seasonal weather, Dunsden, Oxfordshire, UK - 25 Mar 2025

UK issued widespread fog warning with drivers urged to take care in rush hour

Channel: UK UK 2 hours ago By Luke Alsford

Map shows where it could reach 17°C this week before weekend washout

Channel: UK UK 2 days ago By Danny Rigg
Bianca Bastos, aged 32, and Jordan Jeffreys, aged 25, and their Australian Shepherd Milo, aged 6, enjoy the warm weather in Battersea Park, London. The spring equinox, the first day of astronomical spring, could be the warmest day of 2025 and reach "well above average" temperatures, the Met Office has said. Picture date: Thursday March 20, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Spring. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

It is officially the hottest day of the year with temperatures reaching 20°C

Channel: UK UK 6 days ago By Jasper King
A Met Office yellow warning weather map and a frosty scene.

Map shows where snow an ice warnings are in place across the UK today

Channel: UK UK March 13, 2025 By Tom Sanders
?? Licensed to London News Pictures. 08/03/2025. London, UK. Runners enjoy the Spring sunshine along the Thames in Putney, London this morning. Weather forecasters predict a warm and sunny weekend ahead with highs of over 18c during the day for London and the South East, possibly making it the warmest day of the year so far. Photo credit: Alex Lentati/LNP

Rare polar vortex collapse threatens to replace UK’s sunshine with frost and snow

Channel: UK UK March 10, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock (15173037j) Colourful crocuses in the sunshine in The Forbury Gardens. Seasonal weather, Reading, Berkshire, UK - 28 Feb 2025

Met Office forecasts sunny start to spring with UK hotter than Spain next week

Channel: UK UK March 1, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dinendra Haria/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (15156895f) Friends from France view daffodils in St James's Park during morning sunshine in Westminster, central London. According to the Met Office, temperatures in the capital are expected to reach 14?C over the next few days. Warmer Temperatures Forecasted, London, UK - 18 Feb 2025

Here's when the UK can finally enjoy some warmer weather

Channel: UK UK February 27, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Comp showing the map and people holding umbrellas

Parts of England on red alert after four inches of rain falls in a few hours

Channel: UK UK February 24, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva
Greg Dewhurst, Senior Operational Meteorologist with the Met Office, told Metro: ‘I would say some snow may be possible at times over the hills in the north in particular, which not unusual for the time of year.’

Met Office issue danger to life warning with amber weather alerts across UK

Channel: UK UK February 23, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
A Metro graphic weather warning map showing where Met Office rain and wind warnings are in place on Sunday in the UK.

Map shows where 'pulsing rain' and 70mph gusts will batter UK this weekend

Channel: UK UK February 22, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
? Licensed to London News Pictures. 18/02/2025. London, UK. Friends from Italy view daffodils in St James's Park during morning sunshine in Westminster, central London. According to the Met Office, temperatures in the capital are expected to reach 14?C over the next few days. Photo credit: Dinendra Haria/LNP

How does UK weather compare to rest of Europe?

Channel: UK UK February 21, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Cold snap is finally at an end with much warmer temperatures this weekend

Channel: UK UK February 20, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Windy weather warnings for North West and Wales on Friday

Met Office weather warnings of 70mph winds and rain issued for today

Channel: UK UK February 20, 2025 By Jen Mills
Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Tramontan/LNP/REX/Shutterstock (15140802b) People make their way across Millennium Bridge in London. According to the MET Office the weather is expected to be cloudy with fog over the highest ground, and maximum temperatures of 8?C. London Fog, London, Greater London, UK - 08 Feb 2025

Here's when the weather will change dramatically for UK after freezing rain and snow

Channel: UK UK February 16, 2025 By Jen Mills
A plough clears the snow near Nenthead in Northumberland. Picture date: Monday February 10, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Winter. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Map reveals coldest places in UK today with rare weather event on the way

Channel: UK UK February 15, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
Play Video PA REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2024 File photo dated 10/10/24: The Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, on display in the skies above The Kissing Trees near Kinghorn in Fife. Issue date: Monday December 16, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCIAL Review2024 Pictures. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Will we be able to see the Northern Lights tonight? Met Office gives verdict

Channel: UK UK February 13, 2025 By Josh Milton
A plough clears the snow near Nenthead in Northumberland.

UK gripped by 'Scandinavian high' weather event for five days

Channel: UK UK February 11, 2025 By Katie Boyden
Horses in a field coated in snow at Nenthead in Northumberland.

When will it start to get warm in 2025?

Channel: UK UK February 11, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
FALMER, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 09: Walkers enjoy the snow at Ditchling Beacon on January 09, 2025 in Ditchling, United Kingdom. The Met Office has issued weather warnings as a cold snap sweeps across the UK, bringing freezing temperatures and bouts of ice, snow, and rain. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Health alert issued across England ahead of temperatures plunging to -7°C

Channel: UK UK February 6, 2025 By Danny Rigg
A walker in the snow in Slade Valley.

Map reveals where snow could fall in UK after temperatures drop to -5°C

Channel: UK UK January 31, 2025 By Jasper King
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