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Weather tracker

Expert analysis and commentary by UK forecasting service Metdesk, tracking significant trends and events in global weather as our planet's climate changes

  • A car drives through standing water on a road

    Weather tracker: Warm Yellow Sea strengthens storms in South Korea

    More than 200mm of rain forecast in parts of South Korea, while parts of southern Europe to be 10C above average
  • Bright forked lightning strikes toward dark treetops during a nighttime thunderstorm in Japan

    Weather tracker: More extreme rain in Japan and a tornado in France

    Flash flooding and mudslides in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, while convective storms hit western Europe
  • Cleanup crews clear tornado debris near damaged beach cabanas at a beach club

    Weather tracker: Tornadoes cause flash flooding and power cuts in north-east US

    Nassau County and Dover, Delaware, hit by tornadoes, while rain and thunderstorms arrive in drought-stricken UK
  • A white car sits submerged in floodwater inside a sunken underpass in Japan

    Weather tracker: Extreme rain deluges Japan and South Korea

    Downpours break records and cause transport chaos, evacuations and deaths, as people get trapped inside vehicles
  • People walking along the footpaths on Primrose Hill surrounded by scorched grass

    Temperatures to fall across Europe as substantial rain heading for parts of UK

    Temperatures could drop by more than 15C compared with last Thursday as cold front moves in
  • Drought-parched grass in front of Buckingham Palace, with flower beds and a golden statue

    Little rain on the horizon as England and Wales experience driest July on record

    England received only 10% of its average July rainfall and some areas may just get the odd shower for rest of August
  • Boats sit stranded on the dried Danube riverbed near Bulgaria's border, aerial view

    Weather tracker: Europe breaks more heat records as temperatures soar

    Drought and wildfires intensify across continent, while tropical storms bring heavy rain and disruption to east Asia
  • A silhouetted figure walks with a bicycle along a waterfront at sunset, framed by tree branches

    Weather tracker: Austria breaks heat records as Japan braces for Typhoon Dolphin

    Soaring temperatures continue to sweep parts of Europe, while Okinawa faces powerful winds and storm surges
  • Workers in high-visibility vests clear debris in front of a damaged red building with broken power lines overhead

    Weather tracker: Wisconsin hit by rare tornado and meteotsunami

    Unusual atmospheric phenomenon causes widespread damage in US state, while heat continues to grip Europe
  • A firefighter in red protective gear walks on a dirt road through thick orange smoke

    Weather tracker: Why Europe’s wildfires are proving so fierce and difficult to stop

    Wind and record-breaking heat are fuelling the continent’s explosive fire season, with Spain and France among worst hit
  • Aerial view of wildfire-damaged Ontario landscape with charred trees and bare ground surrounding a small pond crossed by a dirt road

    Weather tracker: More than 900 wildfires rage across Canada

    Fires remain out of control in Northwest Territories and Ontario, while Argentina endures record night-time heat
  • Rescuers in lifejackets carry a stretcher

    Weather tracker: Flooding and landslides hit large parts of Asia

    Torrential rain has battered Vietnam, southern China and South Korea, leading to multiple deaths
  • A person with an umbrella crosses a rain-soaked street at night

    Weather tracker: Thunderstorms strike across Europe amid record heatwave

    Storms are typical during intense heat but this week’s have been extreme. Plus, deadly monsoon rains in Bangladesh
  • A distant nuclear power station with a large cooling tower reflecting in water, seen beyond a number of 'danger' signs on a pole in the foreground

    Weather tracker: Unusually warm rivers affect French nuclear power plants

    High temperatures and below average rainfall put pressure on waterways used to cool reactors
  • Flood waters reaching almost to the roofs of a row of buldings, with skyscrapers in the background

    Weather tracker: Typhoon leaves people stranded on rooftops in China

    Eleven reported dead as flooding also brings danger of snakes, while buildings collapse in Mumbai amid heavy rain
  • A street vendor sits under an umbrella beside a display of handbags and accessories arranged on steps

    Weather tracker: Europe braces for another heat surge as tropical nights return

    Spain, Portugal, France and UK face spell of high temperatures, while Super Typhoon Bavi barrels through north-western Pacific
  • People walk across a bridge in hot weather, one man holding an umbrella for shade, with St Paul's Cathedral behind

    Weather tracker: Heatwave breaks June temperature records across Europe

    UK provisional peak of 37.7C shatters previous record by huge margin, while Germany hits all-time high of 41.7C
  • Scorched trees and scrubland in a river canyon

    Weather tracker: North-west US hit by snow ahead of eastern heatwave

    Western states experience unseasonally low temperatures but New York and Washington DC could reach 40C by end of week
  • Two shirtless workers on metal scaffolding, one drinking water, with a red church tower with green spire behind them

    Weather tracker: Heatwave expected to bring Germany and Poland to 40C

    Austrian Grand Prix declares heat hazard as dramatic rise in temperatures forecast in central and northern Europe
  • A woman with a pink backpack reaches for water from a wall-mounted fountain on a street

    Weather tracker: Extreme heat in Europe as typhoon strengthens off Philippines

    Eastern Europe to see temperatures above early July average into next week
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