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Lead BBC weather presenter and meteorologist. Mostly R4 Today, 5 Live and BBC Breakfast | Ex-RAF Officer | Author ‘What Does Rain Smell Like?’

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While it'll feel warm in sunshine this week, the real key for warmer weather is when the jet stream heads northward. And look what happens at the end of this week...

While it'll feel warm in sunshine this week, the real key for warmer weather is when the jet stream heads northward. And look what happens at the end of this week...

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Missed all the #aurora action last night? Another chance to see it tonight anywhere in the UK but it may not be as bright. Last night we had an extreme 'G5' storm, tonight indications are more like a strong 'G3'. But don't let that put you off having a look 🤩🌌

Missed all the #aurora action last night? Another chance to see it tonight anywhere in the UK but it may not be as bright. Last night we had an extreme 'G5' storm, tonight indications are more like a strong 'G3'. But don't let that put you off having a look 🤩🌌

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#StormCiarán still hasn't even formed but between now and later tonight it'll go through explosive cyclogenesis. Hitting the UK in early hours of Thursday with the most damaging and severe winds (100mph) in the English Channel...

#StormCiarán still hasn't even formed but between now and later tonight it'll go through explosive cyclogenesis. Hitting the UK in early hours of Thursday with the most damaging and severe winds (100mph) in the English Channel...

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📣 Storm Ashley has been named 🌀 It’ll be formed very rapidly tomorrow by explosive cyclogenesis (weatherbomb) and bring gales/severe gales on Sunday. Stay tuned

📣 Storm Ashley has been named 🌀 It’ll be formed very rapidly tomorrow by explosive cyclogenesis (weatherbomb) and bring gales/severe gales on Sunday. Stay tuned

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Forecasts and warnings for Hurricane Helene are as bad as it gets... "Unsurvivable, catastrophic, deadly & life-threatening" It's so big it'll have wide-reaching impacts in Florida, Alabama, Georgia & S Carolina

Forecasts and warnings for Hurricane Helene are as bad as it gets... "Unsurvivable, catastrophic, deadly & life-threatening" It's so big it'll have wide-reaching impacts in Florida, Alabama, Georgia & S Carolina

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Hurricane #Melissa update: it has strengthened further and making a turn now toward Jamaica. Landfall expected later today but rain has already been relentless and winds will strengthen today. Rarely gets any worse than this.

Hurricane #Melissa update: it has strengthened further and making a turn now toward Jamaica. Landfall expected later today but rain has already been relentless and winds will strengthen today. Rarely gets any worse than this.

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Did the storms / torrential rain wake you up? ⚡️💦 There were around 30,000 lightning strikes as intense storms moved north. Manston in Kent had all of June's average rainfall just last night and there was quite a bit of flash flooding. Latest #ukweather on BBC Breakfast

Did the storms / torrential rain wake you up? ⚡️💦 There were around 30,000 lightning strikes as intense storms moved north. Manston in Kent had all of June's average rainfall just last night and there was quite a bit of flash flooding. Latest #ukweather on BBC Breakfast

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After hitting the Windward Islands yesterday, #HurricaneBeryl strengthened even more. ❗️Now a category 5, the highest on the scale and earliest on record❗️ Tracking toward Jamaica, it'll make landfall on Wed/Thurs with a glancing blow in Haiti and Dominican Republic.

After hitting the Windward Islands yesterday, #HurricaneBeryl strengthened even more. ❗️Now a category 5, the highest on the scale and earliest on record❗️ Tracking toward Jamaica, it'll make landfall on Wed/Thurs with a glancing blow in Haiti and Dominican Republic.

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This is seriously cool…🛰️ Darkness descends across N America 🌑 #SolarEclipse2024 Credit: CIRA/NOAA

This is seriously cool…🛰️ Darkness descends across N America 🌑 #SolarEclipse2024 Credit: CIRA/NOAA

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SNOW: there's been a southerly shift in the forecast for Monday night...N Eng / N Wales and Midlands at risk. ⚠️ Large accumulations over high ground (5-10cm) but settling even at low levels (1-3cm). I've got the very latest on BBC Breakfast

SNOW: there's been a southerly shift in the forecast for Monday night...N Eng / N Wales and Midlands at risk. ⚠️ Large accumulations over high ground (5-10cm) but settling even at low levels (1-3cm). I've got the very latest on BBC Breakfast

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WOW 🤩. Can we talk about last night? Most incredible/magical/amazing #aurora across the U.K…. BBC Breakfast | BBC Weather | BBC News (UK)

WOW 🤩. Can we talk about last night? Most incredible/magical/amazing #aurora across the U.K…. BBC Breakfast | BBC Weather | BBC News (UK)

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When you're doing the weather on BBC Breakfast but also need to do the weather on BBC Radio 4 ⏰📷😂

When you're doing the weather on BBC Breakfast but also need to do the weather on BBC Radio 4 ⏰📷😂

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