The mercury is set to reach 30C in some parts of the UK this weekend but an expert has highlighted the potentially risks with ...

Official heatwaves are declared when temperatures exceed the 25C threshold for three consecutive days. Across Greater London ...

Forecasters are expecting the heat to build gradually in Britain over the coming days - and most areas will reach levels ...

Thunderstorms are forecast this week as the Met Office predicts a period of "intense rainfall" despite rising temperatures.

The Met Office has reported that Britons could face a wet spell as a band of rain moved southeastwards overnight. The band of rain reached the west coast of the UK at around 6pm yesterday.

The Met Office says that changeable conditions in the Donington Park area are "expected to continue into this period." All areas across the country are set to see showers or longer spells of rain ...

The UK has had its warmest spring on record - and its driest for 50 years, the Met Office has said. Provisional figures showed spring temperatures surpassed the long-term average by 1.4C - with a ...

“The data clearly shows that recent decades have been warmer, sunnier, and often drier than the 20th century average,” Met Office scientist Emily Carlisle said. “This spring shows some of ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The Met Office is warning of an increased risk of heatwaves amid predictions that it is twice as likely that summer will be hot across the UK.

The Met Office has warned Brits will be twice as likely to experience a scorching heatwave this summer. Forecasters also warned about an increased risk of heatwaves as we enter meteorological summer.

The Met Office predicts that the UK is twice as likely to experience a hot summer this year. Experts also warn that there could be an increased risk of heatwaves this season as summer is ...

The UK is twice as likely to experience a hot summer this year, with an increased risk of heatwaves predicted by the Met Office. The warm forecast follows the country's sunniest spring on record ...