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Blocking high pressure brings a prolonged dry, settled spell to end the month, while models show a dramatic weakening of the polar vortex in early November, with a record-early sudden stratospheric warming now a real possibility.

Gusts of 70 to 75mph are likely on exposed headlands and hills in north-west Scotland as deep low pressure pulls away towards Iceland. Rain follows overnight, then high pressure builds, bringing light winds and dry weather to England and Wales.

Another deepening Atlantic low with wind warnings tonight and Tuesday in the west and north. NW Scotland will experience wild conditions but there are wider coastal flooding concerns around the UK

One more deep low, then high pressure playing a much more prominent part for the rest of the week ahead.

Storm Boelo pulls away after crossing northern Scotland at 948.1 hPa, just shy of the UK October record. Strong winds linger today, while the low that was once Storm Josephine brings more wind on Tuesday before high pressure builds from midweek.

The current stormy spell may owe less to El Nino than it seems, though it could raise the odds of more named storms later this year. The models are split over early November, while global temperatures have edged back to record highs and Antarctic sea ice has fallen to record lows.

#StormBoelo approaches - satellite imagery from Eumetsat

Hot on the heels of Storm Austen, Storm Boelo will bring a very windy weekend, with severe gales and high gusts for northern areas later on Saturday, into Sunday. There are wind and rain warnings as travel disruption begins.

#StormBeolo bringing the rain this afternoon - winds are increasing now too, as the low approaches.

#StormBoelo is the story this weekend, affecting Northern Britain in particular. The rain is already spilling in, with the strongest winds during the second part of Saturday and into Sunday.

Easy to see the track of #StormAusten moving along the Channel on the Netweather radar loop this morning.

Storm Austen, the first storm of the season, brings strong winds and heavy rain during Thursday night and on Friday. Lots of severe weather warnings with travel disruption likely and the risk of flooding.

#StormAusten looking quite menacing as it approaches.

Two storms on the way to the UK in the coming days - Austen arrives to affect southern Britain on Thursday night into Friday, followed by Boelo this weekend, which will affect Northern Britain.

Storm Austen brings wild conditions on Friday, with an Amber wind warning for SW England but wet and windy conditions for eastern Britain on Friday evening. After a brief lull, a deeper low brings more wind and rain this weekend, especially for Scotland.

Storm Austen arrives on Thursday night, with an amber warning for Friday morning as people are asked to prepare now. Heavy rain accompanies the winds, and another low follows at the weekend.

Storm Austen, the first named storm of the 2026-27 season, is forecast to cross southern England on Friday morning, with 50-60mph gusts widely across the southwest and 70mph+ possible on exposed coasts, plus heavy rain.

#StormAusten has been named by the UK Met Office - arriving late Thursday and into Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain with it.

If it's raining where you are at the moment, then the strong likelihood is that it's still going to be raining for at least the next couple of hours. First image - radar from a short while ago, second image - the expected rainfall totals over the next 2 hours (Netweather Radar)

A quick snapshot of where the models are currently placing the low on Thursday night and into Friday. Fairly good agreement at this stage, but changes are still possible, and the devil will be in the detail.

The UK Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning for Thursday night into Friday over SW Britain as an Atlantic low pressure heads our way. There will also be a bout of wet and windy weather midweek.

This week stays chilly, with rain at times. The Mediterranean and eastern Spain are no better with heavy rain to start the week. Keep an eye on a deepening low on Thursday night potentially impacting the UK later this week.

Rain spreads north across England on Tuesday, with more on Wednesday. Then a deepening low on Friday risks gales in the south and could become the first named storm of the 2026-27 season, though its track remains uncertain.

After a frosty start in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the week turns less settled, with a vigorous low looking set to bring heavy rain and a risk of gales or severe gales on Friday, though the models still disagree on its track and intensity.

High pressure retreats early next week, letting rain bands sweep in from the Atlantic, welcome news for the parched south and east, with an intense low possibly bringing severe gales next Friday. Globally, September was the second warmest on record behind 2023, while Pacific hurricanes have struck M

Following the driest April to September in over a century for SW and SE England, severe drought has been declared in some areas. This is a serious step up relating to two reservoirs and concerns for public water supplies

With high pressure heading over the UK, there will be a lot of fine, settled but chilly weather this weekend. It isn't a completely dry picture, however, with showers for eastern England in a cool breeze off the North Sea.

A deep low pressure has brought a wild day to NW Scotland with mild air elsewhere. The trailing cold front will bring a slow change across the UK, with frosts at the weekend.

A change has been made to the National Severe Weather Warnings matrix. New labels for likelihood and impacts aim to improve consistency, and clarity. NW Scotland has a yellow wind warning on the 14th October to see it in action.

With concerns of a wetter, even stormier winter for the UK after such a dry summer, Flood Action Week launches alongside a new taskforce aimed at boosting national resilience to flooding and drought.

Yorkshire joins central, southern and eastern England in drought status as autumn bring little rainfall following a dry spring and summer this year. Blocking high pressure from the weekend means little rain on the horizon too.

After a mild start, temperature fluctuations continue this week but the weekend looks cooler. Smaller chance of see the Aurora tonight, in NE Britain and gales in the far northwest by Wednesday.

After a cool weekend, temperatures will return to above average across many parts next week as deepening Atlantic low pressure draws in warm southwesterly winds. Eastern England could reach 21C, with spells of rain and wind at times.

Autumn so far has been drier in the south and east, wet in western Scotland, as is typical in El Nino years, with November likely wetter. Early Winter signals favour Greenland blocking, but not necessarily cold, while a tornado has struck Sicily.

As the US prepares for Hurricane Isaias, remnants of this tropical cyclone might influence our UK weather mid October. Even with uncertainty for ex-Isaias, the far northwest of the UK looks wet and windy next week.

Southern parts of the UK will see a rollercoaster of temperatures over the coming days. Following a slightly below-average weekend, it warms up again early next week, with a few models forecasting 22C in eastern England on Tuesday.

Another cold front over England on leaves a colder Friday night if you are heading out. Saturday stays blustery with heavy showers from the northwest but calmer and sunnier on Sunday. It will feel fresher this weekend.

Cold front rain is over England midweek as temperatures shift to where they should be in early October. Colder Arctic air will bring a touch of frost, ahead of a crisp and sunny Thursday, though welcome rain is not enough for reservoirs.

A cold front sinking south-east brings rain and noticeably fresher air. Heavy rain and brisk northerly gusts affect the south-east on Wednesday, followed by a chilly Thursday with ground frost in places before milder, windy weather arrives for Friday.

Early warmth of around 22C in the south-east gives way to rain on Wednesday, followed by a chilly Thursday with ground frost in parts of the north. The next Atlantic front then brings further rain and breezy weather overnight into Friday.

Unusually warm and sunny weather continues across England and Wales through to Tuesday, before a cold front brings widespread rain and sharply dropping temperatures on Wednesday, ahead of a cooler, more unsettled spell from the Atlantic.

September was the UK's joint 4th warmest on record and looks set to be second warmest globally. Britain holds onto the warmth into Monday or Tuesday before a cooler north-westerly regime takes over, meanwhile Los Angeles faces temperatures near 40C.

Over two months worth of rain fell in a day across parts of the Languedoc region of southern France on Wednesday, leading to flash-flooding. Now attention turns to eastern Spain, where increasing coverage of thunderstorms over coming hours could lead to flooding, with red warning issued.

A band of rain and cloud will edge southwards over the UK through Friday and Saturday, with cooler air to the north. Fair and warm on Sunday but wet in the far north.

Following exceptional late-September warmth, a cold front is clearing eastwards, allowing a fresher Atlantic flow. Plenty of sunshine for the start of October.

Low pressure in the Atlantic on the looking impressive on the satellite picture this afternoon. It's still pulling up mild air from the south as well, with temperatures reaching 26c in the east.

Two lows merge and deepen to the west of Ireland over the next 24 hours, bringing gales and rough seas to Ireland & western UK while also drawing warm & humid air with unseasonably warm temperatures.

Temperatures reach 28C this afternoon in a very warm end to September, before a cold front sweeps east overnight with intense downpours and strong gusts. A ridge of high pressure then builds from the south-west to bring fresher, quieter conditions.

After a quiet Monday, real warmth arrives on Tuesday where London could reach 28C. An unusually warm night follows before strong Atlantic winds and frontal rain move in, bringing temperatures back to average for the start of October.

After a quieter Monday, a rapidly deepening Atlantic low will draw warmer air across the country on Tuesday with highs of 24 to 25C, before a cold front sweeps heavy rain and possible thunder from west to east on Wednesday.