Weather and climate news

Further heavy rain is forecast to fall on already saturated ground with rain and flood warnings issued.

Despite cold weather closing out autumn, it has been a mild season overall, especially across the southern half of the UK.

Writing in the journal Nature ahead of COP28 a team of Met Office scientists has emphasised, surprisingly, there is currently no formally agreed way of defining the current level of global warming relevant to the Paris Agreement.

A useful selection of resources for journalists covering winter weather in the UK.