The countdown to Christmas is on and it’s feeling pretty cold when that northerly wind blows. But will we get a White Christmas this year? Here’s what you need to know if you fancy a flutter on festive snow.

2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record and the first year above the critical global warming threshold of 1.5°C. That makes the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, more crucial than ever.

Over a year’s worth of rain falling in a matter of hours. MetMatters investigates the weather phenomena behind Europe’s torrential downpours and devastating flash floods.

The judges have picked their favourites, thousands of you cast your votes and at last we can announce the results. Here are the winning weather and climate photographs for 2024.

If you want to know what’s going on with the UK's weather, you need to look at a State of the Climate report. With COP29 on our minds, MetMatters takes a look back at 2023.

Phenology gives an indication of nature's response to weather and climate. Judith Garforth explains why we should add a tree to our weather stations.

There's more to the colour of the sea than you might think. Hayley Evers-King explains how satellite observations help reveal what lies beneath the blue, or not so blue, waters.

The British weather can be particularly challenging when it comes to hanging out your washing. So here are our MetMatters top tips for drying clothes outside.

Summer 2024 has not won many fans (aside from slugs and snails). Cool, cloudy and wet aren’t ideal conditions for barbecues, summer festivals or sporting events, but are we being unrealistic?