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Gritters on standby across Lancashire as weather gets set to plummet

Gritters on standby as temperatures set to plummet

Heavy fog on Sunsay morning

Watch: Yellow fog warning as visibility reduced to 50m on M6

Paultons Park in Hampshire

The spooky magic of Paultons Park at Halloween

Engineers are now en-route to all affected areas

Engineers on the way to homes in Preston and Chorley without power

Rail updates amid Storm Boelo disruption

While the Met Office weather warning doesn't cover Lancashire, the county will experience strong gales.

Preston wind gust forecast: hour by hour

The wind speed predictions for Lancashire according to veryweather.co.uk

Preston and Lancashire braced for more strong winds

The tree collapsed into the home at 6:50am this morning as a result of Storm Boelo

Shock after tree plummets into Lancaster home

A collapsed tree on Fishergate Hill, Preston, this morning.

Sunday's updates as Storm Boelo wreaked havoc across Lancashire

Lancashire's 'at risk' motorway routes during Storm Boelo

The start of harsh weather on Friargate, Preston

Potential power cuts and 80mph winds as Storm Boelo worsens

Storm Boelo is set to hit the UK this weekend which will also include parts of Lancashire

Goodbye Storm Austen, hello Storm Boelo

The Met Office has issued a new weather warning across Lancashire as Storm Austen gets set to hit. A yellow wind warning will be in place tomorrow morning from 10am and is expected to last until 9pm.

Met Office issues new weather warning as Storm Austen gets set to hit

Storm Austen

Rail warning as Storm Austen heads to Lancashire on Friday

Northern Lights across Lancashire.

Northern Lights visible in Lancashire until Tuesday

Red Admiral butterfly

It was a butterfly summer in Lancashire helped by the weather
Eagle-eyed Lancashire residents spotted 27,765 butterflies this summer thanks to hot, dry, weather.
Nicola Adam

Thompson's say it is time to prepare for the harsher weather

Ad Feature Brits urged to weatherproof homes, as 2026 storm season begins

A yellow health warning was issued in Lancashire this summer due to the heat

Lancashire will be among first to recover from scorching summer

Breaking Times thunderstorms are expected to hit and how long they will last

So far this week across the North West has been mild. However that is all set to change from Thursday as the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain.

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It was wetter here in the North West on Thursday than anywhere in the UK

Met Office warns of floods as Lancashire town sees 52mm of rain

A yellow weather warning is in place until 1pm today across Lancashire.

When could thunderstorms hit Preston?

Nick Park with Shaun the sheep

Met Office will name storm after Nick Park's character Shaun or Timmy

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain across the North West of England which will take effect from 7pm this evening

Thunderstorms warning issued across North West of England

Hour-by-hour weather updates for Preston - here's when it will be 31°C

A heat warning has been issued from 9am today

Hot hot hot: Heat health warning issued as temps shoot up

The UK is set to swelter again in August.

Another heatwave set to sizzle
The UK has had 20 per cent of its average July rainfall.
Simon Drury

We live in one of the most water-stressed parts of the UK

UU confirm whether Lancashire is heading for a hosepipe ban

An 18-year-old man has died at a reservoir in Greater Manchester, police said as they warned of the dangers of going into open water

18-year-old dies in Greater Manchester reservoir during heatwave

The Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory (JHO) on Moor Park in Preston.

Uni professor issues warning as hottest Preston June day confirmed

According to the Met Office Lancashire will see highs of 21 degrees on Thursday which will fluctuate between 17-21 degrees going into the following week.

Lancs heatwave: LIVE updates as region prepares for record temps

Thunderstorms are forecast overnight and in Friday morning.

Thunderstorms forecast as temperatures continue to soar in Lancashire

Temperatures could hit 35C in Lancashire this week.

The exact day Lancashire could see temperatures hit 35C this week

Hay fever sufferers in Lancashire are being warned of very high pollen levels on Monday

Very high pollen warning issued for Lancashire

Freak hailstorm hits Preston June 9, 2026

Watch: Freak hailstorms hit Lancashire

Rain or shine? This is what the Met Office forecast looks like for June in Lancashire

After 30C heat, here’s what Lancashire’s weather will do next

Images of last night's thunderstorm. Image left by Andrew Bradburn in Heysham and right by Claire Martin in Poulton.

“My heart started pounding”: residents shaken awake by thunderstorms

Lancashire has been enjoying the warm weather this bank holiday Monday.

It's officially the hottest day on record

Wet and cloudy conditions will soon give way to sunshine.

Hotter than Benidorm - this is when Lancashire will sizzle next week

We could be in for mid-20s temps on the late May bank holiday if Met Office has its sums right

We could be in for mid-20s temps on the late May bank holiday

The weather is taking a a wintry turn in Lancashire

Don't put away your big coat - winter is back in Lancashire

Is Preston set for another mini heatwave over the bank holiday weekend

Is Lancashire set for a mini heatwave over the bank holiday weekend

Temperatures across Lancashire are set to rival Ibiza heat this weekend with a high so far of 20 degrees

Preston weather set to rival Spanish heat with mini heatwave

Feeling hot hot hot - temperatures are set to rise to 20 degrees in Lancashire this weekend

This is when temperatures will reach 20 degrees this week in Preston

Lancashire temperatures could reach the mid-20s later this week

Spring weather to return with temperatures set to rise mid-week

Storm Dave: Met Office issues 'Amber' weather warning from 7pm

Waves hit Blackpool during a previous storm

Storm Dave: High winds expected in Lancashire late today

Storm Dave weather warning issued for Easter across Lancashire

Lancashire Post Camera Club member Gemma Louise Hill captured Preston's Avenham Park's
Japanese Garden in the snow

Snow and hail to hit Preston as temperature drops to 0°C

Daffodils growing in Moor Park on a lovely Spring morning in Preston. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

How long sunshine will last as 'hottest day of the year' arrives

Avenham Park, Preston.

Preston to be warmer than Paris as 'hottest day of the year' nears

Lancashire could see brighter conditions this weekend after strong winds of up to 70mph

Will the weather improve this Mother's Day weekend after 70mph gusts

Train at Preston station

Passengers urged to 'check before you travel' amid Met Office warning

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain and gusty winds across Lancashire and the North West this week

Met Office weather warning for Lancashire as 70mph gales predicted

Sunshine has finally arrived in Preston after weeks of wet and gloomy weather

Weather forecast reveals how long sunshine will last

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