Today: Heavy Rain, Minimum Temperature: 15°C (60°F) Maximum Temperature: 20°C (68°F)
This video can not be played Today will start dull and wet with prolonged spells of rain pushing in from the west. In the afternoon, rain will become patchy but it will remain largely cloudy with just the odd bright spell. Tonight will start largely cloudy with patches of rain pushing in from the west. As the night progresses, it will become somewhat drier with the odd clear spell. Tomorrow will see a mixture of patchy cloud and sunny spells to start. In the afternoon, it will turn cloudy with showery rain moving in from the west, merging into spells of rain . Outlook for Friday to Sunday Friday will be a windy day with a cloudy but mostly dry start. In the afternoon, cloud will clear southward leaving it mostly sunny with plenty of sunshine. Saturday will be another dry day, turning cloudy as the day progresses. A notably less windy day. Sunday could be sunny day with plenty of sunshine. Average wind speed 4 Miles per hour, Southerly4Average wind speed 7 Kilometres per hour, Southerly7 Humidity: Humidity: 88%,88% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 1016 millibars, Falling,1016mb, Falling 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 Northenden, Manchester Tony LyonsReported , Manchester TicklespoonReported , Oldham Wonky AlReported , Manchester MCRShaunReported by MCRShaun
Thursday: Light Rain Showers, Minimum Temperature: 15°C (59°F) Maximum Temperature: 21°C (71°F)
This video can not be played Today will start dull and wet with prolonged spells of rain pushing in from the west. In the afternoon, rain will become patchy but it will remain largely cloudy with just the odd bright spell. Tonight will start largely cloudy with patches of rain pushing in from the west. As the night progresses, it will become somewhat drier with the odd clear spell. Tomorrow will see a mixture of patchy cloud and sunny spells to start. In the afternoon, it will turn cloudy with showery rain moving in from the west, merging into spells of rain . Outlook for Friday to Sunday Friday will be a windy day with a cloudy but mostly dry start. In the afternoon, cloud will clear southward leaving it mostly sunny with plenty of sunshine. Saturday will be another dry day, turning cloudy as the day progresses. A notably less windy day. Sunday could be sunny day with plenty of sunshine. Average wind speed 4 Miles per hour, Southerly4Average wind speed 7 Kilometres per hour, Southerly7 Humidity: Humidity: 88%,88% Visibility: Visibility, not available,-- Pressure: Pressure: 1016 millibars, Falling,1016mb, Falling 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 Northenden, Manchester Tony LyonsReported , Manchester TicklespoonReported , Oldham Wonky AlReported , Manchester MCRShaunReported by MCRShaun
RKI estimates 15 800 heat-related deaths, Germany records second-warmest summer since 1881
Turan DWD placed the summer mean 3.3°C (5.9°F) above the 1961–1990 reference period and 2°C (3.6°F) above the warmer 1991–2020 reference period. Only summer 2003, with a national mean of 19.7°C (67.5°F), was warmer, exceeding the provisional 2026 mean by 0.1°C (0.2°F). RKI’s cumulative estimate covers calendar weeks 15–33, from April 6 through August 16, rather than the June–August meteorological summer alone. The institute estimated 15 800 heat-related deaths nationally and said the 2026 estimate remained incomplete when the report was issued on August 27. People aged 85 and older accounted for an estimated 7 960 deaths, while those aged 75–84 accounted for 3 910. These two age groups represented the largest share of estimated heat-related mortality. Heat-related mortality is not determined . RKI said heat directly causes death in some cases, including heatstroke, but most heat-related deaths involve a combination of heat exposure and existing medical conditions. RKI calculates the estimate from the difference between modeled deaths with and without heat. To model mortality without heat, the temperature input is capped at approximately 20°C (68°F). RKI’s model attributed approximately 9 600 of the estimated heat-related deaths to the exceptionally hot calendar week 26 in late June and about 4 000 to calendar weeks 31–33 from late July through mid-August. The institute separately estimated excess mortality of 20 500 deaths during calendar weeks 20–33, with a 95% prediction interval of 16 100–24 600. Excess mortality measures deaths above the number normally expected, while estimated heat-related mortality isolates the modeled effect of heat, meaning the two figures are not interchangeable. DWD calculated a national average of approximately 22 hot days with maximum temperatures of at least 30°C (86°F) and five very hot days reaching at least 35°C (95°F). The agency described that frequency as unprecedented in its provisional summer assessment. Möckern-Drewitz in Saxony-Anhalt reached 41.8°C (107.2°F) on June 27, setting a provisional national temperature record. During the following night, the temperature at Kubschütz in Saxony did not fall below 29.4°C (84.9°F), the highest nighttime minimum recorded in Germany. DWD provisionally calculated approximately 171 mm (6.73 inches) of precipitation nationwide, equivalent to about 72% of the 1961–1990 seasonal reference of 239 mm (9.41 inches). The provisional sunshine total reached approximately 779 hours, placing summer 2026 among Germany’s five sunniest summers since the series began in 1951. DWD said all figures remained provisional because not all measurements from its station network were available before publication. Data used for the final day of the meteorological summer were partly based on forecasts, while precipitation and sunshine totals may change following additional submissions and quality checks. Before 2026, the highest RKI estimates in its 2016–2025 comparison occurred in 2018 and 2019, with approximately 7 000 or more heat-related deaths in each year.
Summer of 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, Met Office says
A person using an electric fan to cool down on the underground in London. Education, health services and transport all suffered in the heat. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA View image in fullscreen A person using an electric fan to cool down on the underground in London. Education, health services and transport all suffered in the heat. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA Summer of 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, Met Office says Meteorologists say mean average temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely ’s summer was the UK’s hottest on record, according to provisional data, and the Met Office said the season’s mean temperature was made 130 times more likely . Record-breaking and back-to-back heatwaves have scorched much of Europe. In England, temperatures peaked at 38.1C (100.1F) at Kew Gardens in London on 13 August, and June had already been confirmed as the country’s hottest since records began in 1884. Scientists have said these heatwaves are only possible because of the climate crisis driven . The Met Office said an average mean UK temperature of 16.5C made this summer provisionally the warmest on record as well as the warmest season in a series going back to 1884. England, Wales and Northern Ireland broke their respective mean temperature records for summer while Scotland recorded its joint sixth hottest summer. This is the second year in a row that temperature records have been broken, with 2025 and 2026 both the warmest UK summers since records began. The infamous summer of 1976 is now the seventh warmest on record in terms of mean temperature. Katie White, the minister for climate transition, said it was a “brutal reminder that we’re not waiting for climate change to arrive in Britain, we’re living in the middle of it. With kids too hot to sleep, families worrying about older relatives, farmers watching fields dry out, and firefighters and our armed forces battling wildfires, we’ve all woken up to a reality none of us wants for the people and places we love.” View image in fullscreen Smoke rising from a major wildfire at Dunwich Heath, near Leiston, in late July. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAEngland is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths this summer. The UK Health Security Agency announced on 30 July that an estimated 2,877 people had died in the May and June heatwaves alone. A study conducted ’s record-breaking heat was made about 130 times more likely because of human-induced climate change.
NWS heat advisories cover parts of 17 states on September 1, heat indices up to 43°C (110°F) forecast, U.S.
19 National Weather Service (NWS) forecast offices have issued Heat Advisories covering portions of Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia on September 1. Forecast heat indices ranged from approximately 37°C (99°F) in parts of northern Indiana and northwestern Ohio to 43.3°C (110°F) in parts of the Jackson, Mississippi, and Chicago forecast areas. S. offices maintained Heat Advisories through September 3 or September 4, with Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, St. Louis, Paducah and Springfield among the offices carrying advisories through Friday. Several multi-day products cited the duration of the heat and reduced overnight relief in addition to afternoon heat-index values. Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, Indianapolis, Louisville, Cleveland, Northern Indiana, Paducah and Springfield were among the offices referencing warm nighttime conditions or limited overnight cooling. NWS offices repeatedly warned that high temperatures and humidity can cause heat illness and advised residents to reduce strenuous outdoor activity, remain hydrated, and use air-conditioned environments where available. NWS Wilmington OH: east-central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky and central to southern Ohio A Heat Advisory was in effect from EDT ( UTC) on September 1 until EDT on September 3 ( UTC on September 4) across portions of east-central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south-central, southwest and west-central Ohio. NWS forecast heat-index values up to 38.9°C (102°F), including across the Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton areas. NWS Jackson MS: southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana and much of central and western Mississippi NWS Jackson maintained a Heat Advisory from CDT ( UTC) until CDT on September 1 ( UTC on September 2) across southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana and central, north-central, northwest, south-central, southwest and west-central Mississippi. Heat-index values were forecast up to 43°C (110°F), among the highest values in the supplied compilation, and NWS included additional precautions for outdoor workers. NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO: eastern Kansas and broad areas of northern and central Missouri A multi-day Heat Advisory covered portions of east-central and northeast Kansas and central, north-central, northeast, northwest and west-central Missouri through CDT on September 4 ( UTC on September 5). Heat-index values were forecast up to 41°C (105°F), although NWS said that value might not be reached every day and cited the duration of the heat and limited overnight relief as reasons for maintaining the advisory. NWS Des Moines IA: central and south-central Iowa NWS Des Moines maintained a Heat Advisory for central and south-central Iowa, including the Des Moines metropolitan area, through CDT on September 2 ( UTC on September 3).
Shaun the Sheep hailed on latest list of storm names
Shaun the Sheep, right, is on the list after a public vote in collaboration with the studio behind Wallace and Gromit. Photograph: Met Office/PA View image in fullscreen Shaun the Sheep, right, is on the list after a public vote in collaboration with the studio behind Wallace and Gromit. Photograph: Met Office/PA Shaun the Sheep hailed on latest list of storm names Meteorologists release list of monikers for potential storms this season after 40,000 suggestions from public From a five-year-old weather enthusiast to a beloved animated sheep, the inspiration for the list of storm names for this autumn and winter is wide and varied. Austen, Boelo and Chloe will be the first named storms of this winter, meteorologists have revealed, after more than 40,000 suggestions were submitted . The UK’s Met Office, in partnership with Ireland’s Met Éireann and the Dutch national weather forecasting service KNMI, released the list for the 2026-27 season on Monday. People submitted names in honour of a much-loved labrador puppy, meteorological pioneers and Shaun the Sheep, from the animation Wallace and Gromit. The Met Office said the purpose of naming storms was serious as it helped people take notice, prepare and stay safe in severe weather. The organisations have been naming storms since 2015, with the list running from early September to the following August. It coincides with the start of meteorological autumn, when the likelihood of low-pressure systems and the potential for storms severe enough to be named increases. In the last year, four names were used from the list, reaching the letter D with Storm Dave on 1 April, although the UK was also affected by a further three storms named : Benjamin, Claudia and Goretti. The third name in this year’s list, Chloe, was selected 120 times, including a five-year weather enthusiast who is “fascinated ” but can also “create a storm by herself” when she is tired. The name Finn was suggested for a two-year-old boy described “wild and a force to be reckoned with”, while Ivy was nominated in honour of a nine-month-old labrador puppy affectionately known as “the absolute destructor”. Shaun also joins the list after a public vote that was run as part of a collaboration with the British animation studio Aardman, which is behind Wallace and Gromit. Holly Clements, the Met Office head of warnings and guidance, said: “For more than a decade, storm naming has helped us communicate the risks from severe weather more effectively.