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The latest forecast for the Meridian region, with data from the Met Office

ITV Weather Forecast for the South of England

The skies were alive with colour as the Northern Lights headed south

Your Pictures: The Northern Lights

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The names were compiled by the Met Office, in partnership with Ireland's Met Éireann and KNMI forecasting service in the Netherlands.

James, Lewis & Mavis: Met Office storm names revealed for 2024/25

The latest weather warnings from the Met Office

Check here for the latest weather warnings

Spring, Summer, Autumn Winter: The seasons, but why are they different in meteorology compared to astronomy? Meteorologist Chris Page explains

How do we define the seasons? - Meteorological Vs Astronomical

Twelve hours of day and night  in a few days time. But that's the Equilux, not the Equinox....

Equinox and the Equilux - What's the difference?

ITV Meteorologist Philippa Drew takes a look at some of the most common weather lore

Meteorology or myth?

Chris Page explains why we get the rich earthy smell once it rains, after a dry and warm period of weather. It's known as Petrichor

Why does rain smell so good?

ITV meteorologist Chris Page provideds the facts about hurricanes and the UK

Can we get hurricanes in the UK?

Environment Agency flood response exercise

Meteorologist Charlie Powell investigates more about how flooding is managed when he visits the Environment Agency

What happens after the rain? How flooding is managed

ITV meteorologist Chris Page debunks the terms "pollen bombs" and "super pollen" - and what they really mean for you.

Defusing the 'pollen bomb' - one of summer's biggest weather myths

Thunderstorms are the redistribution of heat in the atmosphere. Becky Mantin explains how they form and what they causes. Learn more from ITV Weather Explorers.

Thunderstorms: How do they form and why do they usually occur in summer?

Why is a temperature rise of 1.5C so important? How do we know climate change isn't natural? Find the answers with Climate Explorers from ITV Weather

Learn more about Climate Change with our ITV Climate Explorers

Ever wondered how a rainbow forms? Or perhaps you want to know more about the jet stream? Explore Weather and learn more with our ITV Weather Explorers 

Learn more about weather with our ITV Weather Explorers

Jet streams, we talk about them all the time in weather, but what actually are they? Aisling Creevey explains more

Weather Explorers: What is the Jet Stream?

Everything you need to know about air quality, air pollution and how it affects us

What you need to know about Air Quality

You might of heard of the term "freezing fog" but what actually is it? Meteorologist Philippa Drew explains

What is freezing fog?

Air pollution is a major risk to our health and wellbeing. Air pollution forecasts help us avoid the worst - but how is air quality measured?

Air Quality: How is air quality measured?

Forecasting air pollution can help you make informed decisions about your health

Air Quality: Forecasting Pollution

Image of the Cray xc40 - current Met Office SuperComputer

The world's most advanced weather forecasting supercomputer will be up and running by summer 2022

Met Office and Microsoft team up to build new supercomputer

In the first of a new series on the climate crisis, ITV Weather presenters Lucy Verasamy, Laura Tobin and Alex Beresford look back at the story of 2020 so far.

New Series: Climate Crisis - Our Changing World Episode 1: The story of 2020

We've got a showery few days ahead but why is it so hard to predict exactly where they're going to crop up?

Why are showers one of the hardest things to forecast?

ITV Meteorologist Philippa Drew explores the cumulonimbus cloud

Cloud Spotting: Cumulonimbus

During the summer months, as the sun dips below the horizon, some rare and mysterious clouds can be seen at night

Noctilucent clouds are so rare they are only visible after the sun has set

What is climate change and how is it affecting us in the North West.  And what can we expect in future years?

Climate Change - A warming world with extreme consequences

These stripes show the temperature change from 1850 to the present-day of global temperature change around the world. Each line represents the average temperature of that year. A dramatic rise can be seen in the past few decades showing how the world is warming

Mets Unite around the world showing the famous Climate Stripes

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