Weather and climate news

The final day of March 2026 reached 20.9°C in Pershore, Worcestershire – the joint warmest day of the year so far – capping off a warm and sunny start to spring for much of the UK.

The weather will be changeable this week, briefly becoming more settled before things turn more unsettled again by the Easter Weekend, with the increasing likelihood of wet and windy weather for some.

The Met Office and University of Plymouth have launched a multi-million-pound collaboration to co-design and co-deliver a new training programme for early career meteorologists.