Weather and climate news

National Severe Weather Warnings are still in place across the UK as Storm Bert brings impacts across much of the UK.

New National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued for Saturday and Sunday as Storm Bert heads towards the UK. The weather system will bring heavy rain and snow, together with strong winds to large swathes of the country.

A deep area of low pressure, which will bring impacts to large parts of the UK on Saturday and Sunday, has been named.

Fresh warnings for snow and ice have been issued by the Met Office as Arctic air continues to dominate the UK’s weather.

A unique collaboration between the Met Office and The Wildlife Trusts has driven a series of projects examining the impacts of weather and climate change on wildlife and their habitats across the UK.

With the clocks going back this weekend, new Met Office research shows that almost half of people in the UK have been caught out unexpectedly by severe weather over the past year.