The climate phenomenon known as El Niño is set to have a major impact on weather in the UK throughout the coming months.
The Met Office has predicted that this year’s “unprecedented” event, expected to be the strongest “in living memory”, will cause a stormy autumn and winter before the record-breaking heat continues.
This is expected to come after a cooler end to August, with increased rain after an extended summer dry spell. September brings the possibility of another heatwave with warnings that temperatures could rise again to as high as 34°C.
Shorts
What is El Niño – and its ‘super’ version?
