The Latest Breaking News from Met Office

SpaceX launch more than 4,000 miles away blamed for glowing spiral in UK skies

The Met Office said exhaust fumes from a rocket launched in Florida caused the glowing celestial display.

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025

Huge, eerie spiral lights up the sky – but there is an official explanation

Frozen exhaust fumes caused strange spectacle, UK’s Met Office says

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

UK to see warm midweek but a weekend washout on the way

Forecasters suggest a mixed picture.

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025

Hail, thunder and flooding to hit UK after warmest spring equinox since 1972

Temperatures reached 21C in parts of the country on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2025

UK weather: Warmest spring equinox in 50 years to end with hail, thunder and flooding

Temperatures reached 21C in parts of the country on Thursday

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025

Spring equinox temperatures hit 21C as UK records hottest day of year

Warm weather brings blue skies as well as pollution warnings and high pollen count

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

Temperatures top 21C to make it hottest day of 2025 so far

The highest temperature recorded was 21.3C in both Northolt, west London, and Chertsey, Surrey, the Met Office said.

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025

Temperatures reach 20C to make it hottest day of 2025 so far

People basked in temperatures of 20.6C in Northolt, west London, beating the top figure this year of 19.7C in Crosby, Merseyside, on March 9.

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025

Hottest Day of 2025? Met Office Says This Week Could Feel Like Summer

Could this Thursday be the hottest day of 2025 so far? The Met Office thinks so! As we officially step into astronomical spring

The Fashion Central · Mar 20, 2025

Spring equinox could be hottest day of 2025 so far and ‘well above average’

Forecasters have said that Thursday could hit 20C in south-eastern parts of the UK.

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025