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Storm Bram will bring strong winds and very heavy rain to northern and western parts of the UK, with Amber warnings issued.

for south Wales and south Devon, while these have now expired Yellow warnings for rain remain for most of Wales, the southwest of England, northern England and the Central Belt of Scotland.   Met Office Chief Forecaster, Dan Suri, said: “Storm Bram will bring a very wet and windy spell of weather

, but, where they do occur, they have the potential to bring torrential downpours of rain, lightning, hail, and some strong gusty winds around at times. “But because these downpours will be so torrential and very sharp, they do have the potential to provide some localized flooding in places because

January 2005 - stormy spells January 2005 was characterised by unsettled weather conditions with several wet and very windy days, particularly in the first half. There were two particularly stormy spells - on the 7th/8th and 11th/12th - each resulting in widespread damage and disruption. Many wind

© Crown Copyright 2019, Met Office 5 Exploring extreme weather | Extreme weather Extreme weather profile cards Hurricane Hurricanes are very large, rapidly rotating storms, with very strong winds and thunderstorms. Each year several make landfall and can cause considerable damage to property

© Crown Copyright 2021, Met Office 01739 5 Exploring extreme weather | Extreme weather Extreme weather profile cards Hurricane Hurricanes are very large, rapidly rotating storms, with very strong winds and thunderstorms. Each year several make landfall and can cause considerable damage to property

conditions in the north Atlantic sub-polar gyre are predicted to return to more normal conditions, with potentially important climate impacts over Europe, America and Africa. During the five-year period 2019-2023, global average temperature is expected to remain high and is very likely to be between 1.03°C

, Antarctic sea ice extent remains very low for the time of year, equal-lowest with 2019.   Current Arctic sea ice state Arctic sea ice extent on 10th June was 11.32 million sq km. This was 0.75 million sq km below the 1981-2010 average and was the 11th lowest on record for this date (Figure 1). Figure 1

  Summary Arctic sea ice extent is currently joint-3rd lowest on record for the time of year (since satellite records began in 1979). Sea ice loss in the Arctic during July was the largest on record by a small margin. However, sea ice loss from 21st July – 10th August was very slow because

, but how unusual is it? Author: Press Office 2 October 2025 Storm Amy has been named by the Met Office as the first storm of the 2025/26 season. As it approaches the UK, Amy is expected to bring a spell of very strong winds and heavy rain, particularly affecting northern and western regions

A deepening area of low pressure is expected to cross the UK on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning bringing a spell of very strong winds and heavy rain and yellow warnings are in place. Met Office Deputy Meteorologist Chris Tubbs said “ There are no links between the very strong winds we expect