4 d. ago London weather: Capital battered with rain and thunder as UK hit by 400 lightning strikes

The downpours caused flooding in several areas

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4 d. ago UK hit by hundreds of lightning strikes on Saturday amid heavy rainfall

It comes after the country saw its warmest spring equinox day since 1972 on Thursday as temperatures reached 21C in some areas.

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5 d. ago London faces thunder and up to nine hours of rain after 21C sunshine

London faces thunder and up to nine hours of rain after 21C sunshine  Evening Standard

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5 d. ago London weather: Capital faces thunder and up to nine hours of rain after warmest day of year

Londoners can expect cloudy, changeable weather this weekend following uninterrupted sunshine on Thursday

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7 d. ago Sun worshippers told 'be careful' in soaring 21C heat as 'African plume' may blind you

The UK roasted on Thursday, with 21C recorded at Northolt in west London, making it the warmest day of the year so far – now boffins are warning people to be careful into the weekend

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7 d. ago It's the warmest day of the year! Temperatures hit 21.3C in London as spring officially arrives with glorious sunshine making Britain hotter than Ibiza, Corfu and Rome

The mercury got up to 21.3C (70.3F) at Northolt in West London this afternoon, beating the previous 2025 high of 19.7C (67.4F) recorded on March 9 in Crosby, Merseyside.

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7 d. ago It's the warmest day of the year! Temperatures hit 20.6C in London as spring officially arrives with glorious sunshine making Britain hotter than Ibiza, Corfu and Rome

The mercury got up to 20.6C (69.1F) at Northolt in West London this afternoon, beating the previous 2025 high of 19.7C (67.4F) recorded on March 9 in Crosby, Merseyside.

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7 d. ago It's the warmest day of the year! Temperatures hit 21.3C in London as spring officially arrives with glorious

It's the warmest day of the year! Temperatures hit 21.3C in London as spring officially arrives with glorious  Daily Mail

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7 d. ago Met Office issues 'very high' pollen warning to hay fever sufferers in Greater Manchester

The North West faces "very high" pollen levels on what is set to be the warmest day of 2025 so far

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7 d. ago London weather LIVE: Capital already reaches 19C as spring equinox threatens to break temperature record

With temperatures set to rise further this afternoon, the UK’s spring equinox temperature record - 21.5C in 1972 - could potentially be broken

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7 d. ago Spring equinox set to be UK's hottest day so far in 2025 with 20C highs, Met Office says

Today's spring equinox could bring the warmest day of the year so far

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7 d. ago Spring is here! Britain gets set for warmest day of the year so far TODAY with 21C highs making UK hotter than Ibiza, Corfu and Rome

The Met Office said temperatures will be well above average for the time of year in the UK today with generally dry and fine weather throughout the day and plenty of sunny spells.

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8 d. ago London weather: Capital sees wild 21C temperature swing ahead of likely hottest day of year

London woke to a chilly start of -3C on Wednesday, but the mercury hit 18C in the afternoon - with Thursday set to be hotter than Porto, Ibiza and Barcelona

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8 d. ago The joys of spring! Britain to bask in 21C hottest day of the year as season finally changes

Tomorrow is the spring equinox - the first day of astronomical spring, following the start of meteorological spring on March 1 - and temperatures will hit 21C (70F).

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8 d. ago London weather: Capital to see wild 20C temperature swing ahead of likely hottest day of year

London woke to a chilly start of -3C on Wednesday, but is expected to bask in 17C before getting hotter than Porto, Ibiza and Barcelona tomorrow

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8 d. ago Britain to bask in glorious sunshine ahead of warmest day of the year so far as spring finally arrives

Tomorrow is the spring equinox - the first day of astronomical spring, following the start of meteorological spring on March 1 - and temperatures will hit 21C (70F).

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1 week ago London weather: Capital to be hotter than the Algarve this week as temperatures hit 21C

The official start to spring looks like being exceptionally warm in London

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2 w. ago London weather: Cold weather to return this week after warmest day of year

Capital set to see return to ‘markedly colder’ weather after basking in 19C highs in warmest day of year

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2 w. ago Temperatures drop after warmest day as Met Office says what's next

Most of the country will feel the cooler conditions and this will continue through much of the week

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2 w. ago Temperatures set to drop after UK records warmest day of the year

Scattered showers are expected in northern and eastern parts, with temperatures in the North reaching between 6C and 8C.

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