An official heatwave is declared by the Met Office when temperatures exceed a specific threshold for three consecutive days.

On Tuesday evening, the Perseid Meteor Shower will reach its dazzling peak - and you won't want to miss it. At the height of the yearly display, you'll be able to spot as many as 150 fireballs ...

The hottest August temperature recorded in the UK is 38.5C, which was reached in Faversham in Kent on August 10 2003. The ...

The heat-health alert for Suffolk has been upgraded ahead of a further heatwave in the county. The UK Health Security Agency has put the alert in place from 9am on Tuesday until 6pm on Wednesday.

Temperatures are set to soar above 30C in parts of the West Midlands this week after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued an amber heat-health warning.

Cloud increasing across Northern Ireland and western Scotland, with patchy outbreaks of rain developing. Dry and brighter ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met privately in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump to make a case he did not want to ...

Penny Endersby, chief executive of the Met Office, said the partnership would help expand the organization’s public reach.

The BBC and the Met Office are to work together to counter “weather disinformation”. Britain’s main weather forecasting ...

Penny Endersby, CEO of the Met Office, said: “As the UK’s national weather service, we are excited to be back working closely ...

Following a series on intense heat spells, the Met Office have warned that UK heatwaves are about to get longer and hotter in the coming years - risking dangerously high temperatures of up to 40C ...