Today: Sunny, Minimum Temperature: 4°C (40°F) Maximum Temperature: 13°C (55°F)
This video can not be played Today is expected to be a dry and fine day with plenty of sunny spells albeit a few patches of cloud will develop in the afternoon and evening. Tonight will be dry with largely clear skies and just a few patches of cloud early in the night. Tomorrow morning will remain dry with plenty of sunshine. During the afternoon and evening, a few areas of cloud will drift in from the east. Outlook for Monday to Wednesday Monday will start cloudy with some patchy rain, clearing during the afternoon to allow sunny spells to develop. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy, with patchy rain moving in from the south. Wednesday looks set to start dry with variable cloud, before a band of cloud and patchy rain moves through from the west during the early afternoon, clearing to leave some late sunshine. Average wind speed 1 Miles per hour, Northerly1Average wind speed 1 Kilometres per hour, Northerly1 Humidity: Humidity: 100%,100% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 1034 millibars, Steady,1034mb, Steady Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° North, 2.283° West)Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° N, 2.283° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Middlewich, Cheshire East yorkshireTedReported , Manchester Tony LyonsReported , Manchester Shaun FReported by Shaun F Report for Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East cheshirecolReported by cheshirecol
Sunday: Sunny Intervals, Minimum Temperature: 6°C (43°F) Maximum Temperature: 13°C (55°F)
This video can not be played Today is expected to be a dry and fine day with plenty of sunny spells albeit a few patches of cloud will develop in the afternoon and evening. Tonight will be dry with largely clear skies and just a few patches of cloud early in the night. Tomorrow morning will remain dry with plenty of sunshine. During the afternoon and evening, a few areas of cloud will drift in from the east. Outlook for Monday to Wednesday Monday will start cloudy with some patchy rain, clearing during the afternoon to allow sunny spells to develop. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy, with patchy rain moving in from the south. Wednesday looks set to start dry with variable cloud, before a band of cloud and patchy rain moves through from the west during the early afternoon, clearing to leave some late sunshine. Average wind speed 1 Miles per hour, Northerly1Average wind speed 1 Kilometres per hour, Northerly1 Humidity: Humidity: 100%,100% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 1034 millibars, Steady,1034mb, Steady Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° North, 2.283° West)Observation station: Manchester Airport (53.350° N, 2.283° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Middlewich, Cheshire East yorkshireTedReported , Manchester Tony LyonsReported , Manchester Shaun FReported by Shaun F Report for Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East cheshirecolReported by cheshirecol
Four killed and two seriously injured during wildfire suppression in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Indonesia
Wildfire supression efforts in Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia on October 14, 2026. Credit: Kementerian Kehutanan The fire was first reported at LT ( UTC) on October 13 in a resident’s field near Pusung Dawa, bordering the national park in Ngadirejo village, Probolinggo Regency. Park personnel, village officials, and residents carried out manual suppression because the steep site was far from water and difficult to reach with pumping equipment. The Ministry of Forestry said the fire spread into the national park before crews reported it extinguished at LT ( UTC) on October 14. Personnel monitored the area into the night and observed no remaining fire or smoke. Thick smoke was again visible from the Cemoro Lawang wildfire post at LT ( UTC) on October 15. Four personnel went to the area and requested reinforcements as the fire grew, with national-park personnel, community fire-brigade members and staff from tourism operator PT Mitra Indo Permai deployed to contain its spread toward Mentigen. The personnel divided into two groups along the flanks of the fire. At about LT ( UTC), strong winds caused conditions to change rapidly, and six people became trapped, while five personnel working on the opposite side escaped. After the flames subsided, rescuers found Sukaris, a Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park employee, and PT Mitra Indo Permai employees Wisnu Yuda Pratama and Sefriel Ardiansyah dead at about LT ( UTC). Hendra Rony Wagiyanata, a Manggala Agni firefighter assigned to the national park, was evacuated with severe injuries but died after about three hours of hospital treatment. The two surviving casualties were identified as Munawi, a member of the community fire brigade, and Suraji, a security employee of PT Mitra Indo Permai. Both suffered severe burns and were referred to Dr. Soetomo General Hospital in Surabaya for further treatment. East Java Police said the cause of the fire and the circumstances that led to the casualties remained under investigation. Although the first report placed the fire in a resident’s field, authorities had not established how it started, and investigators were collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses. The Ministry of Forestry said it would evaluate the chronology and conduct of the suppression operation with other agencies. Probolinggo Regency’s disaster-management agency reported on October 16 that active fire remained visible at Pusung Lingker and at Mount Ringgit. Response personnel continued monitoring and suppression operations. Separately, the Ministry of Forestry’s SiPongi system recorded 799 high-confidence satellite hotspots across Indonesia at LT ( UTC) on October 15, an increase of 427 from 372 a day earlier.
Very strong El Niño favors wetter South and warmer North in NOAA’s 2026–27 winter outlook, U.S.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) favors warmer-than-average temperatures across much of the northern United States and wetter-than-average conditions from California to Florida and along the East Coast during December 2026–February 2027, according to its U. Winter Outlook released on October 15. Drought is forecast to improve or end across the Southwest, Southern Great Plains, Southeast and parts of the East Coast. Warmer-than-average conditions are favored by NOAA’s temperature outlook across northern California, the Pacific Northwest, the Midwest, the Mississippi Valley, much of the East, and Alaska, as well as Puerto Rico and the U. Near-normal seasonal temperatures are most likely across parts of the Southeast, including Florida, while Hawaii and much of the Southwest have equal chances of below-, near-, or above-average seasonal temperatures. Winter Outlook map for temperature shows the greatest chances for warmer-than-average conditions in the Pacific Northwest, northern Rockies, Midwest, Mississippi Valley, much of the East and Alaska. Credit: NOAA The precipitation outlook favors wetter-than-average conditions from the Southwest through the southern tier and Southeast and northward along the East Coast. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) places probabilities for above-normal precipitation above 70% in some areas of the extreme Southeast and northern Florida through the January–March 2027 season. Drier-than-average conditions are favored across parts of the northern Rockies and Great Lakes and much of western and central interior Alaska. The Intermountain West, northern Plains, Ohio Valley, Puerto Rico, and the U. Virgin Islands include areas assigned equal chances among the three precipitation categories. Winter Outlook map for precipitation shows wetter-than-average conditions are most likely across the Southwest, South and East Coast. Drier-than-average conditions are forecast for parts of the northern Rockies and Great Lakes, and central Alaska. Credit: NOAA NOAA’s drought outlook for October 15 through January 2027 favors improvement or removal of drought across the Southwest, Southern Great Plains, Southeast and parts of the East Coast. Drought development or worsening is favored across sections of the northern Rockies and in northeastern Oregon and eastern Washington. CPC said the ongoing El Niño remains in a strengthening phase and is exerting a major influence on the winter and spring seasonal outlooks. Its October 15 assessment placed the latest weekly Niño-3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly at +2.4°C (+4.3°F), Niño-3 at +3.4°C (+6.1°F) and Niño-1+2 at +4.4°C (+7.9°F). Drought Outlook map for October 15, 2026, through January 2027, predicts drought conditions to improve or end , Southern Great Plains, Southeast and East Coast.
Winter 2026/2027 Snowfall Forecast: How October Data Changed Your Region’s Outlook
The latest October data from six seasonal models now broadly agree on the overall Winter 2026/2027 snowfall pattern. A Super El Niño footprint is clear, with more snow across much of the southern and central United States and less snow for the northern U. S., southern Canada, and most of Europe. The models also agree on the timing: a slow start to the snow season in December, with the strongest snowfall signal arriving in the second half of winter and likely continuing into early spring. That is a clear Super El Niño signature. In this article, I present the full set of snow maps, including the change from the previous month’s snow forecast, the snow spatial distribution, and the forecast for ski areas. I also added a Snowfall Explorer where you can check the detailed snow forecast for your own state, province, region, or country in the United States, Canada, and Europe. October Update: What Changed in the Snowfall Forecast The image below shows how the latest ECMWF snowfall forecast changed from the September to the October run. Blue colors show where the new run has more snow than before, and brown colors show where there is less. This is not yet the actual forecast, but the change in the winter snowfall trend since the previous month. You can see a clear shift toward more snow across the southern and central United States. A large increase is visible in the Ohio Valley and Central Midwest (around +2.7 inches), the Southern Plains and Texas (+2.0 inches), and the Southwest and Southern Rockies (+1.5 inches). At this range, the snow trend matters most, not the raw numbers. The Northeast gained snow in the latest run, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. At the same time, the October run took some snow away from the Northern Plains, the Upper Midwest, and parts of Montana and Wyoming. For Canada, the October run added snow over Quebec (+6.7 cm), British Columbia and Atlantic Canada. But we can see that the Prairies and Ontario lost a few centimeters compared to September forecast data. In Europe, the October run brought a weaker snow outlook. The ECMWF change map below shows less snow than in September across most of Europe, with the largest drops over the southern and central parts. These changes do continue an established trend, giving more confidence in the overall winter pattern across the Northern Hemisphere.
The day bad weather brought half a million birds to England
Vast numbers of redstarts were among the arrivals along the Suffolk coast in October 1965. Photograph: Kevin Elsby/Alamy View image in fullscreen Vast numbers of redstarts were among the arrivals along the Suffolk coast in October 1965. Photograph: Kevin Elsby/Alamy The day bad weather brought half a million birds to England The ‘Great Fall’ of 1965 was caused , the late Derek Moore, was also a keen cricketer. But one autumn day in 1965 he was unable to concentrate while fielding because many hundreds of songbirds were landing around him on the pitch at Lowestoft. The arrival of hundreds of thousands of birds along the Suffolk coast that day became known as the “Great Fall”, and it was caused by a weather system bringing cloud, winds and heavy rain. The conditions caused migrating songbirds heading south across the North Sea from Scandinavia to become exhausted, with many falling into the waves and drowning. But an estimated half a million survived and made landfall along a 24-mile stretch of English coastline. Having rested and fed, they then continued their long journey south to sub-Saharan Africa. When I began birding in the 1970s, older birders waxed lyrical about the autumn falls from their youth. Yet today they are few and far between. Not because the weather patterns have changed, but simply because there are now far fewer songbirds breeding in northern Europe and migrating through Britain to Africa. One place they do still occur – though with smaller numbers of birds – is Spurn Head on the East Yorkshire coast. Last month, birders gathered there for the annual MigFest, which, since 2013, has celebrated the wonders of bird migration – with attenders ever hopeful of witnessing one of these extraordinary falls. Explore more on these topicsBirds Weatherwatch UK weather Birdwatching Wildlife features Share Reuse this content Most viewed Most viewed