Today: Thundery Showers, Minimum Temperature: 11°C (52°F) Maximum Temperature: 18°C (64°F)
This video can not be played This morning will see a band of heavy rain move in from the south-west. Rain will clear to leave showers in the afternoon, these falling heavy with thunder. Tonight will be cloudy and windy. Further showers will move in from the west, these occasionally heavy. Tomorrow will be cloudy and windy with showers through much of the day. The showers will be locally heavy with a chance of thunder. Outlook for Friday to Sunday Friday will be breezy with sunny spells and a few light showers. The showers will ease later in the evening as cloud builds from the west. Saturday will be a cloudy and windy day with outbreaks of rain, this turning heavy in places. Turning drier in the evening with some late sunny spells. Sunday morning will be cloudy with rain, but it will turn sunnier in the afternoon. Average wind speed 5 Miles per hour, Southerly5Average wind speed 9 Kilometres per hour, Southerly9 Humidity: Humidity: 89%,89% Visibility: Visibility: Excellent, Excellent Pressure: Pressure: 1002 millibars, Falling,1002mb, Falling Observation station: Rostherne no 2 (53.367° North, 2.383° West)Observation station: Rostherne no 2 (53.367° N, 2.383° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Reddish, Stockport sunset_twilightReported by sunset_twilight Report for Harwood, Bolton keithReported , Cheshire Dave BReported by Dave B Report for Marple, Stockport DavidUpOnTheLowReported by DavidUpOnTheLow
Thursday: Thundery Showers, Minimum Temperature: 9°C (49°F) Maximum Temperature: 16°C (61°F)
This video can not be played This morning will see a band of heavy rain move in from the south-west. Rain will clear to leave showers in the afternoon, these falling heavy with thunder. Tonight will be cloudy and windy. Further showers will move in from the west, these occasionally heavy. Tomorrow will be cloudy and windy with showers through much of the day. The showers will be locally heavy with a chance of thunder. Outlook for Friday to Sunday Friday will be breezy with sunny spells and a few light showers. The showers will ease later in the evening as cloud builds from the west. Saturday will be a cloudy and windy day with outbreaks of rain, this turning heavy in places. Turning drier in the evening with some late sunny spells. Sunday morning will be cloudy with rain, but it will turn sunnier in the afternoon. Average wind speed 5 Miles per hour, Southerly5Average wind speed 9 Kilometres per hour, Southerly9 Humidity: Humidity: 89%,89% Visibility: Visibility: Excellent, Excellent Pressure: Pressure: 1002 millibars, Falling,1002mb, Falling Observation station: Rostherne no 2 (53.367° North, 2.383° West)Observation station: Rostherne no 2 (53.367° N, 2.383° W) Our favourite Weather Watchers photos nearby Report for Reddish, Stockport sunset_twilightReported by sunset_twilight Report for Harwood, Bolton keithReported , Cheshire Dave BReported by Dave B Report for Marple, Stockport DavidUpOnTheLowReported by DavidUpOnTheLow
Kīlauea sets lava-fountaining record with episode 48, Hawaii
In the early morning hours of June 1, 2026, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists reported to Uēkahuna to watch the beginning of Kīlauea summit eruption fountaining episode 48. The fountaining episode began at HST, and HST, the Halemaʻumaʻu north vent already hosted a lava fountain reaching more than 100 m (330 feet) high. Episode 48 began from the north vent in Halemaʻumaʻu and ended abruptly at HST ( UTC) after just under 9 hours of continuous lava fountaining. HVO said the eruption has surpassed the 47 fountaining episodes recorded during the opening years of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption from 1983 to 1986, establishing a new record for episodic lava fountaining during a single Kīlauea eruption in the written record. The episode began about 35 hours after precursory lava overflows started from the south vent at HST on May 30. HVO recorded 95 overflows, each lasting 5 to 10 minutes and recurring every 15 to 30 minutes, before sustained fountaining became established at the north vent on June 1. The north vent fountain reached about 200 m (650 feet) by HST, then gradually declined through the morning. HVO estimated peak effusion near 320 m3/s (415 yd3/s) shortly before HST, with an average rate of 185 m3/s (245 yd3/s) during the episode. Visitors at Uēkahuna overlook in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park viewed lava fountaining from the north vent during episode 48 of the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption at approximately HST on June 1, 2026. Gallant This photo of the Halemaʻumaʻu north vent lava fountain was captured shortly after sunrise on June 1, 2026, around the time activity peaked during episode 48 of the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption. Preliminary estimates indicate the lava fountain reached at least 150 m (500 feet) in height during the episode. Most tephra fell within the crater and immediately adjacent areas along the rim, although lighter particles were lofted higher and carried greater distances downwind. Zoeller During episode 48 of lava fountaining at the summit of Kīlauea on June 1, 2026, the north vent lava fountain reached a maximum height of nearly 200 m (650 feet) at its peak around HST. This photo was taken at HST, nearly an hour and a half later, and shows a fountain reaching about 152.5 m (500 feet). Gallant Episode 48 lava fountains started at HST from the north vent in Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of Kīlauea volcano. Lava fountains reached a maximum height of nearly 200 m (650 feet) at their peak, shown here in a photo taken at HST. Gallant In the early morning hours of June 1, 2026, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists reported to Uēkahuna to watch the beginning of Kīlauea summit eruption fountaining episode 48.
Severe storms produce hail up to 5.1 cm (2 inches) across Denver area and eastern Colorado
Hail in Denver on June 1, 2026. Credit: cchristinachen/X The severe weather began in Denver just after LT, with an NWS employee and trained spotters measuring 2.5 cm (1 inch) hail near Edgewater and central Denver. Golf ball-sized hail reaching 4.4 cm (1.75 inches) was recorded in northwest Denver at LT, with another report of 2.5 cm (1 inch) hail just west of the city. Between– LT, the storm intensified over southeast and east Denver, dropping 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) hail and several 2.5 cm (1 inch) hail. A trained spotter confirmed the city’s largest measured hailstone of 4.4 cm (1.75 inches) 6.4 km (4 miles) east of Denver at LT. As the activity moved east, additional hail reports ranged from 2.2–3.2 cm (0.88–1.25 inches) across east Denver, followed by a 2.5 cm (1 inch) public report northwest of the city at LT. Simultaneously, the storm affected Douglas County, where the public reported 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) hail near Chatfield Reservoir and 3.2 cm (1.25 inches) hail east of Greenland. Several funnel clouds were reported around MDT near Chatfield Reservoir, Kassler, and Castle Pines. A trained spotter 4.8 km (3 miles) west of Castle Pines reported a clean, wide funnel descending from the southwest edge of the storm for about five minutes before it became ropy and disappeared. Downtown Denver video courtesy of Ryan Flanders pic. twitter. com/baJ3CxVSwe — Kody Wilson (@kodythewxguy) June 1, 2026 first time in denver and there’s a hail storm on our way to the hotel pic. twitter. com/95CQQobdxz — christina ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 (@cchristinachen) June 2, 2026 The storm system pushed into the Aurora area, dropping 2.5 cm (1 inch) hail west of the city at LT and 3.2 cm (1.25 inches) north of Aurora at LT. Progressing eastward into Adams and Arapahoe counties, public and broadcast media reports documented 2.5 cm (1 inch) hail near Watkins and Buckley Air Force Base before LT. Communities surrounding Bennett experienced a period of large hail between– LT. Reports peaked when a trained spotter estimated 5.1 cm (2 inches) just south-southeast of Bennett, accompanied 3.2–4.4 cm (1.25–1.75 inches). "I've never seen that, man!" This is what the folks over at Valor Landscape in Aurora had to do to make sure they could get back home after a powerful storm dropped a lot of hail in parts of the Denver metro. ⛈️ #COwx pic. twitter. com/O6wyQzd40I — Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) June 1, 2026 At LT, 2.2 cm (0.88 inch) hail was reported along with a funnel cloud tracking through Douglas County. The severe cells then extended into the northern plains, where 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) hail was recorded near Strasburg, followed by 2.5 cm (1 inch) hail near Natural Fort in Weld County.
Gardeners beware: slugs returning after dry weather to threaten strawberries
Wetter weather expected to bring surge of slugs out of hiding, just as strawberries experience bumper early crop Entomologists in England are expecting a surge in slugs coming out of hiding to munch the nation’s strawberry plants after weeks of sun followed by wetter weather has caused a bumper crop.The Royal Horticultural Society is bracing for a surge in inquiries from its 625,000 members, who write in with their garden gripes. Workers at the RHS have also noticed a spate of slugs in the charity’s gardens, including Wisley in Surrey.Slugs love a young, vulnerable seedling, so transplant sturdy plantlets grown in pots. These can then be given some protection with cloches.The leaf-munching creatures are excellent for compost heaps as they get rid of dead and decaying matter, helping turn your waste into lovely compost. So why not go out with a torch on a mild evening while the weather is damp, and hand pick slugs into a container? These can then be placed either into a compost heap, where they can feast on all your garden waste, or near less vulnerable plants.Some gardeners do strategic planting, making sure to put plants slugs find delicious near their favourite plants so these are eaten instead.Why not dig a pond to encourage frogs, which will do slug elimination for you without the guilt of setting down poison pellets or drowning them in beer. It’s better for the ecosystem, too.Encourage birds with a bird feeder – especially during spring when the young can be fed with a juicy snail.Raking over soil and removing fallen leaves during winter can allow birds to eat slug eggs that have been exposed. Continue reading...
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