Weather

Residents in Norfolk are being warned to brace themselves for snow and ice, with a weather warning issued as temperatures plummet.

Schools have shut and racing has been called off as Storm Babet has brought heavy rain and flooding to the region.

Storm Babet is set to batter the UK with extremely heavy rain and high winds forecast.

Norfolk can expect wet weather conditions from Thursday evening and into Friday, after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning.

Overnight temperatures could be as low as 3C by the weekend, say forecasters, as an incoming cold snap puts an end to October’s hot weather.

Residents in coastal parts of North and West Norfolk have been warned that flooding is possible due to high tides on Saturday.

Thunderbolts and lightning were very, very frightening for many as a severe storm hit West Norfolk in the early hours of Monday morning.

A yellow storm warning has been issued amid concerns communities could “become cut off by flooded roads”.

‘Severe thunderstorms’ could affect the area later today, the Met Office has warned.

With temperatures continuing to climb ahead of the weekend, the Met Office says September’s heatwave could be about to break all records.

A heat health alert has been issued for this week as September’s heatwave could bring the highest temperatures of the year.

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued across the county, with the Met Office saying it could cause flooding and disruption.

The country’s bleak summer weather looks set to continue with warnings of hail and gale force winds in the latest Met Office forecast for August.

Two big, bright supermoons are to be visible to star gazers during August – with the first one just around the corner.

Weather like that seen in last year’s heatwave will be nothing but average by 2060 warns a Met Office report into the UK’s changing climate.

A year since England recorded 40.3C, Europe is now struggling in unrelenting heat and the Met Office says more is in store because of climate change.

A weather warning for strong winds, heavy rain or showers has been put in place across the region on Saturday.

There are warnings for tourists bound for parts of Europe as a deadly heatwave threatens to push temperatures above 48C.

A thunderstorm warning has been issued for the weekend.

June 2023 is on track to be the hottest on record but the weather has also led to hosepipe bans, runaway reptiles and the death of hundreds of fish.