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London weather: Fresh thunderstorm warning in place as heavy rain batters capital

Thundery showers will sweep across the capital on Thursday morning

Evening Standard · Aug 27

Warnings for thunderstorms before mix of rain and sunshine over weekend

Some areas could see between 50-75mm of rainfall on Thursday, along with lightning and hail, the Met Office said.

Evening Standard · Aug 26

Will there be a thunderstorm today? Bank Holiday forecast after UK doused by rain

Drier and sunnier conditions are expected for the final day of summer

The Independent UK · Aug 26

Met Office finds most of us still won't trust an AI weather forecast

Survey finds low confidence in weather prediction systems based on machine learning, with the majority overwhelmingly in favour of traditional forecasting.

TechRadar · Aug 25

Mapped: Where thunderstorms and 75mm of rain could hit UK this week as Met Office warning issued

Widespread and persistent rain is forecast to hit the UK this week

The Independent UK · Aug 24

'Biggest El Niño' in over a century could make 2027 hottest year on record

A potentially record-breaking El Niño could make 2027 the hottest year on record, with Britain's Met Office forecasting the strongest such event in more than a century and warning of severe droughts and extreme rainfall in parts of the world. India is already seeing below-normal rainfall as the weather pattern…

The Times of India · Aug 22

What is El Nino – and is the weather phenomenon linked to climate change?

Meteorologists warn El Nino could contribute to record global temperatures and the hottest year ever in 2027

The Independent UK · Aug 21

What is El Nino and why could 2027 be the hottest year on record?

El Nino describes the warming of sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, occurring every few years. The phenomenon disrupts weather patterns globally, while the last El Nino intensified global heat and led to severe droughts, flooding, marine heatwaves and coral bleaching. US meteorologists at the National Oceanic and…

The Independent UK · Aug 21

This year's El Nino set to be strongest in more than a century, UK forecasters say

Britain's Met Office has predicted sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific will reach an "unheard-of" level of potentially more than three degrees above average, triggering severe droughts across South America and the West Pacific. Such an event would have serious knock-on effects for global food security.

France 24 · Aug 21

What does 'strongest El Niño in living memory' mean for London's weather?

‘This is an unprecedented event’ - Professor Adam Scaife, head of long-range forecasting at the Met Office

Evening Standard · Aug 21