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rain, hail and lightning strikes. Lightning can cause power cuts and disrupt other utilities and services. Torrential rain and hail can lead to flooding and make driving difficult – with big differences in road conditions from one place to another. Strong winds and gales Taking a few simple

. (Not from UK civil aerodromes) 5 Present weather + = Heavy (well developed in the case of +FC and +PO); - = Light; no qualifier = Moderate. BC=Patches BL=Blowing BR=Mist DR=Drifting DS=Duststorm DU=Dust DZ=Drizzle FC=Funnel cloud FG=Fog FU=Smoke FZ=Freezing GR=Hail (>5mm) GS=Small hail or snow pellets

in the afternoon and into the evening hours, which could bring heavy downpours, frequent lightning, gusty winds and possibly large hail." A Yellow Severe Weather warning for Thunderstorms has been issued for the Midlands, northern England and parts of north Wales. Whilst many places will likely remain dry

. Read more Latest Wet September to start meteorological autumn September 2025 was a wet month for much of the UK, though not enough to trouble any longstanding records, according to provisional Met Office statistics. Read more Latest Research reveals changing hail risks in a warming Europe Climate

of precipitation it is likely to be be. Computer technology turns this data into text or visuals that allow meteorologists to see important realtime information about the weather. A weather radar measures the location and intensity of precipitation - including rain, hail and snow - in real time

Weather career stories | People in weather and climate Radar factsheet A weather radar measures the location and intensity of precipitation - including rain, hail and snow - in real time. The Met Office’s network consists of 15 weather radars across the UK, providing information to help monitor

frequent snow showers likely across northern and western Scotland, Northern Ireland and around Irish Sea coasts, but eastern coasts will also be affected at times later. There will be gales which could lead to temporary blizzard conditions as well as a risk of hail and thunder in some locations

. The most intense impacts are likely to be focussed on central, southern and southeast areas of England. Here some locations will witness torrential downpours, large hail and frequent lightning. A few places could see 50-100mm of rainfall in a few hours.” Short-notice warnings It is likely that some

and humidity early next week, and these could produce locally torrential downpours with hail and gusty winds, but these details will be firmed up over the coming days.   Keep up to date with weather warnings, and you can find the latest forecast on our website, on YouTube, by following us on X and Facebook, as well as on our mobile app which is available for iPhone from the App store and for Android from the Google Play store.  

precipitation & Floods Orographic Precipitation & Landslides Cyclones & Depressions Heatwave, Drought, Coldwave Thunderstorms, Lightning, Hail Storm Surge & Extreme Waves Fog (Air Quality) Partners Secretary: M. Rajeevan Indian Meteorological Department IMD Dir: Dr. M. Mohapatra Indian Institute