Weather and climate news

Wet and windy weather dominates the weekend forecast for much of the UK, with a number of Met Office weather warnings in force.

The Met Office outlook for global temperature suggests 2024 will be a further record-breaking year, expected to exceed 2023, which is itself almost certain to be the warmest year on record.

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.