Liam Dutton

Storm Marta will hit Iberia with more heavy rain and strong winds this weekend. Flooding and landslides are expected.

This comes only days after Storm Leonardo swept across the region, bringing damage and disruption.

Aberdeen has had no sunshine for the past 14 days, according to the Met Office.

This is its longest sunless period since records there began in 1957.

There’s no imminent end in sight for the relentlessly wet weather pattern that’s been affecting southern and western Europe for weeks.

During the next seven days, 25-75mm of rain expected widely, with up to 300mm in some parts of Iberia.

The risk of flooding will continue.

Storm Leonardo will bring heavy rain across Iberia on Wednesday into Thursday.

Southern and western areas will widely see 50-100mm, with 200-300mm falling over some hills and mountains.

Flooding, landslides and travel disruption are expected, with amber and red warnings issued.

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Such heavy rain will bringing a significant risk of flooding, landslides and travel disruption.

Already, amber and red weather warnings have been issued by the Spanish and Portuguese weather services.

An exceptional amount of rain is expected across southern and western parts of Iberia, and northern Morocco this week.

The graphic below shows the total rainfall for the next seven days.

75-100mm of rain is widely expected, with around 300-400mm over the hills and mountains.

After a dry and cold start to January, it then turned persistently wet and often windy, leading to saturated ground and flooding in some parts of the UK.

What was the most memorable aspect of the weather for you this January?

JANUARY WEATHER STATS

Whole UK
☔️rainfall 17% above avg
🌡️mean temp 0.5C below avg
☀️sunshine avg

▪️wettest Jan on record for Cornwall & County Down
▪️2nd wettest Jan for N. Ireland
▪️6th wettest Jan for S. England

▪️ 3 named storms - Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra

The next seven days are looking very wet for southern and western Europe. Parts of Iberia could see 300-400mm.

A blocking high pressure over NE Europe is diverting low pressure systems towards the UK and southern Europe instead - hence the ongoing rain and flooding.

Aurora borealis alert!

There’s a powerful geomagnetic storm taking place, with the possibility of seeing the aurora as far south as Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia.

Unfortunately, cloud breaks are quite limited at the moment.

Look north in the sky.

Image: Aurora Watch UK

You may have seen chatter about the UK turning colder next week. My thoughts...

CERTAIN
✅Turning colder from next weekend

UNCERTAIN
❓How cold it'll get
❓How long it'll last
❓Any detail related to snow

Beware of outlets click baiting and claiming to know any more than this.

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Last Monday, in the midst of the cold spell, temperatures across the UK were close to or barely above freezing at 1pm.

Today at the same time, the arrival of milder air means that temperatures are widely close to or into double figures.

Storm Goretti satellite images as it swept across England and Wales.

A wind gust of 99mph has been recorded on the Isles of Scilly in the past hour.

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The Met Office has issued a rare red warning for damaging gusts of wind across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Gusts could reach 100mph for a time this afternoon into tonight.

Damage to buildings and infrastructure is expected and a danger to life.

Storm Goretti: Where will be worst-hit by 'multi-hazard' weather event Weather warnings have been issued across the UK ahead of the arrival of Storm Goretti. Weather Presenter Liam Dutton examines the impact the storm could have bringing heavy snow, rain and wind gusts.

Warnings have been issued across the UK ahead of the arrival of Storm Goretti.
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Storm Goretti, named by the French weather service, will bring heavy snow, rain and strong winds to England and Wales on Thursday into Friday.

Still a lot of uncertainty about the detail of snowfall, with the potential for warning areas to be changed or escalated. Stay tuned!

Shap in Cumbria was the coldest place in the UK last night, dropping to -10.9C.

Here is the coldest place in each nation:

ENGLAND
-10.9C Shap, Cumbria

WALES
-10.3C Sennybridge, Powys

SCOTLAND
-8.9C Drumnadrochit, Highland

N. IRELAND
-6.6C Killylane, County Antrim

It's due to mild and moist air being drawn in from the Atlantic.

Whilst it is humid, it's happening with lower temperatures and dew points compared to other times of the year, so it doesn't feel oppressive.

2025 is already the UK's sunniest year on record, with two weeks left to go.

WHY?
High pressure dominated for spring and summer, giving exceptional levels of sunshine.

2025 SUNSHINE RANKINGS
UK - 1st
England - 1st
Scotland - 2nd
Wales - 6th
N. Ireland - not even in top ten

Northern Ireland records third wettest Autumn on record, and Wales its tenth Meteorological Autumn has been wet and mild, with temperatures and rainfall above average, according to provisional Met Office figures.

Additional information is available here. www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

UK AUTUMN WEATHER STATS

🌡️Mean temp 0.4C above avg
☔️Rainfall 20% above avg
☀️Sunshine 5% below avg

▪️3rd wettest autumn for N. Ireland
▪️10th wettest autumn for Wales
▪ First season this year to be wetter than avg
▪️Three named storms - Amy, Benjamin and Claudia

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Last night, the UK had its coldest November night in 15 years, with -12.6C recorded in Tomintoul, Moray.

Here is the coldest place in each nation last night.

The radar shows where rain (blue), sleet (grey) and snow (white) has fallen since 6pm yesterday.

Initially, a band of rain, sleet and snow pushed southwards overnight and this morning.

Subsequently, wintry showers have become confined to coastal counties in N, E and W.

The first Pembrokeshire Dangler of the season is expected tomorrow.

Never heard of the Pembrokeshire Dangler?

It's a thing, and you can find out more about it here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqE2...

As cold Arctic air digs down over the UK and Europe, snowfall is going to build up in places.

Here are the forecast snow totals up to Friday.

For the UK, the greatest snow amounts will be over the hills and mountains.

Snow & ice warnings issued - weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...

The intensity of rainfall will increase in the coming hours across South Wales, along with the south and west Midlands.

Flooding impacts and travel disruption are likely to increase.

Rain radar below shows observed rainfall - pink indicating heavier bursts.