Weather and climate news

A typically autumnal mixture of sunshine and showers is likely in the coming days, with further wet and windy weather likely from late on Saturday into early next week.

Record-breaking June temperatures means that the UK has had one of its ten warmest summers on record, despite an unsettled July and August, according to provisional Met Office figures.

The names of those who work to keep people safe in times of severe weather have been included in the new storm names for the 2023/24 season.