Amber warning of extreme heat affecting West Midlands: Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, Worcestershire valid from 0800 Thu 13 Aug to 2259 Thu 13 Aug
Will the cloud stay away as the UK sees a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday evening, 10th August, with around 90 to 95% of the Sun covered? Totality takes place over Spain, NE Portugal and Western Iceland.
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The UK’s fifth heatwave of the summer is on the way, with temperatures climbing to around 36C later this week. Rain remains elusive as more areas head to official drought with increasing strain on water supplies.
Temperatures build through the week to a possible 38C across the Fens, Cambridgeshire and the Thames valley on Thursday afternoon. Wednesday’s clear skies over much of England and Wales should also suit eclipse watchers, before Friday brings change from Read more
Dry weather looks set to continue across southern England over the next 10 days, while another heatwave builds around 12th-14th August, with some spots potentially hitting 35C. And for most of the UK, the eclipse on 12 August looks Read more
After a cooler end to the week, heat builds again from Sunday across England and Wales, with temperatures returning into the 30s, peak of the heatwave Wednesday & Thursday, with 35C forecast. No rain for much of England and Read more
The latest ECWMF seasonal forecast indicates that it will turn increasingly wet through autumn – which is likely linked to super strong El Nino forecast to develop later this year – which tends to fuel an enhanced Atlantic storm Read more
The fresher turn won’t last for all. NW Scotland will see a wet and windy start to the weekend. Further south, heat and high pressure look set to return with little sign of rain in the coming week.
Thursday turns cool and showery in the north and west, running about four degrees below the early August average. But the weekend brings a northwest-southeast split, with southeastern England climbing back towards 30C.
On Wednesday 12th August 2026, a partial Solar Eclipse crosses the UK, with over 90% of the sun covered in most areas. 100% Totality for parts of Spain and western Iceland, here’s how to prepare.
Yellow warning of thunderstorm affecting Central, Tayside & Fife: Angus, Perth and Kinross valid from 0900 Wed 05 Aug to 2000 Wed 05 Aug
Southeastern Britain faces a dramatic change this week as cooler air sweeps down from the northwest, ending the heatwave. Thunderstorm warnings have been issued but little rain for drought-hit southern areas.