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The Independent
2 days ago
- Climate
- The Independent
Heavy rain and thunder could hit parts of UK this week
Changeable weather is forecast this week, with a chance of heavy rain and thunder hitting parts of the UK, the Met Office said. Showers will be seen across all areas of the UK at some point this week, with a continuation of cooler and 'a bit breezy' weather, the forecaster said. And on Friday night a new weather front will bring rain, which potentially could be heavy and thundery at times on Saturday, Met Office spokesperson Andrea Bishop said. The Met Office is keeping an eye on the weather front, which will affect the southern half of the UK where rainfall totals of between 20-30mm are likely, she said. But next week temperatures are set to rise to just above average for the time of year. Ms Bishop said: 'The weather will be changeable for the rest of this week, with everyone likely to see some showers at some point. 'Generally, the theme is the continuation of something a bit cooler, a bit breezy at times, and a bit wet at times too. 'We are keeping an eye on a new front which looks like it will move in on Friday night, bringing rain which could be heavy, and possibly thundery at times on Saturday. 'Rainfall totals of 20-30mm are likely in places and at present, this looks like it will affect the southern half of the UK. We are keeping a close eye on this to see how it evolves over the next 24 hours or so.' Next week, the forecast is still changeable, but temperatures will start to move towards normal by Tuesday and rise to just above average by Wednesday, the forecaster added.
CBS News
28-05-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
It's going to be another chilly and rainy day in the Pittsburgh area
It's going to be another chilly and rainy day in the Pittsburgh area. FIRST ALERT: None AWARE: Chilly with rain and possible thunder this afternoon. Nothing severe. It's another chilly day with highs below normal in the low 60s. Widespread rain with some heavy downpours at times lingers through the morning. This afternoon they will become scattered with a few rumbles of thunder possible and wind gusts around 20 mph. KDKA Weather Center We finally see things shape up a bit by the end of the week with highs in the low 70s and a small chance of showers. We will have dry time and some sunshine to enjoy on Thursday. More heavy rain is possible on Friday afternoon and evening and it'll stay chilly. This weekend will still be chilly with morning showers possible on Saturday and highs in the low 70s. Sundya is the first day of Meteorological Summer and the kick-off of hurricane season. The warmer weather is back Monday with highs in the low to mid 70s. Tuesday is now the day that looks spectacular with a high of 80 and mostly sunny. For the month so far, we are getting close to dipping below normal. Right now, we are just shy of 1 degree above normal and with the cooler temperatures for the rest of the month it looks like we could end below normal. Now for precipitation this month we are sitting very close to where we should be with just over 3". KDKA Weather Center June is trending above normal for the first week! WEATHER LINKS: Current Conditions | School Closings & Delays | Submit Your Weather Photos
Sky News
24-05-2025
- Climate
- Sky News
UK weather: Rain 'expected every day next week' after unusually dry month
The UK is "expected to see rain every day" next week following an unusually dry month, forecasters have warned. Met Office meteorologist Becky Mitchell said that "most parts of the country will see rain most days" after rain fell in parts of the UK for the first time in more than 30 days. Most areas saw 5-10mm of rain fall on Friday night, while 15-20mm of rain were recorded in the northwest of England and parts of Scotland. Ms Mitchell said that "wet conditions" will continue, as bands of rain and scattered showers are pushing in from the west each day. On Sunday, showers will be "heavy and blustery at times", with a risk of thunder across Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Met Office said. Heavy winds are predicted for Saturday night into Sunday, with winds potentially reaching 50mph in some northern areas. Ms Mitchell said the south of England could see drier and sunnier days on Sunday and Monday. The start of the week is forecast to see spells of rain and showers at times across the UK, with temperatures mostly reaching 15-18C next week, with highs of 22C in the south of England. Areas of Scotland like Aberdeen will only reach 14C, while temperatures in London could hit 21C on Wednesday and Thursday. Ms Mitchell said the changeable weather is set to last a week, adding that drier and more settled weather could return after the school half-term, which runs until 2 June. The UK's unusual dry spell this spring saw 8.5mm of rain until May 23, which is only 12% of the monthly average, according to Ms Mitchell. "Last night's rain won't have brought May much closer to average. That being said, we still have a week left of May and we expect to see rain every day, so by the end of the month we could be closer to the monthly average," Ms Mitchell said. Places like Leuchars, in Fife, and Bradford, West Yorkshire, had not seen rain for 34 and 31 days respectively until Friday night.
The Guardian
22-05-2025
- Science
- The Guardian
Country diary: Who's to say there's nothing supernatural about a storm?
Thunder and cuckoos on Stapeley Hill. Half the sky is blue and bright over hill country of the west. For a moment, a fierce light reflects back from the quartzite tor of the Devil's Chair on the Stiperstones ridge. The other half of the sky, below white peaks of cumulus bergs slashed with mineral colours thickening to black with a wet mane that licks the hill's edge towards the Severn Vale, is shuddering with thunder. A low frequency, not as loud as peals or claps, but a rumbling through the bones. We have known since the last century that thunder is caused by lightning. Within clouds, friction between ice particles stimulates lightning, whose plasma reaches 10,000C and impacts the cooler air at supersonic speed, causing explosive shockwaves. There must be a swarm of lightning enclosed by these clouds to cause such constant rumbling. Maybe it's only visible from weather satellites, but its sound and electrifying energy is shakingly eerie. The storm is a living thing, moving slowly and ominously across the sky. Is this explanation any less weird and wonderful than those of previous generations who felt supernatural presences in the thunder? What did the people who built this stone circle on Stapeley Common called Mitchell's Fold 3,000 years ago believe about the power and presence of such storm song? What too did they make of the call of the curlew, a song just west of grief, or the guy rope of skylark song tethering the land to an invisible speck of bird so dangerously close to the sun? These are survivors from the deep past and their world hardly exists now, their populations decimated and scattered like those human ancestors who survive in folklore, or the lead miners who held their weddings here, making thunder using explosives in the ancient stones. Fragments of their speech from the throats of ravens make a black square on the hill's flank as they watch the hopeless innocence of lambs. But most extraordinary of all is the cuckoo: one note to call the future and one to call the past – an evocation of the present from the very core of the thunder. Under the Changing Skies: The Best of the Guardian's Country Diary, 2018-2024 is published by Guardian Faber; order at and get a 15% discount
Washington Post
16-05-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
Severe thunderstorms down trees, knock out power to thousands across parts of Great Lakes region
Storms accompanied by deep, booming thunder, lightning displays and powerful winds swept through parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, northern Indiana and Michigan overnight — leaving scores of trees down and thousands of homes without power. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings and watches across the region Thursday night into early Friday morning. Several tornadoes touched down Thursday in central Wisconsin. None of the twisters have received ratings yet, said Timm Uhlmann, weather service meteorologist in Green Bay.
