Weather

Overnight temperatures could be as low as 2C by the weekend, says Met Office, as an incoming cold snap puts an end to October’s hot weather.

Torrential rain on Wednesday night led to flooding in roads in Stortford, including Stansted Road, Hadham Road, Dunmow Road and Cemetery Road.

Met Office issues yellow wind warning for Saturday, saying an “unseasonably” windy day is likely, with gusts locally of 45-50mph.

The Lyrid meteor shower every April is caused by the Earth passing through the trail of debris left by the Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher.

Deluge on last day of March meant wet start to April as Stort burst its banks and A1184 between Stortford and Sawbridgeworth flooded at Spellbrook.

After one of the driest Februarys on record, March has been declared one of the wettest, the Met Office has revealed.

Loud sirens will be triggered on mobiles in April in a test of the UK's new emergency alerts system, but how will it work and can you switch off?

Alerts for incidents like severe flood, fire or terror attack, which trigger loud sirens on mobiles and tablets, expected to be tested across UK soon.

The UK Health Security Agency and Met Office have already issued a cold weather alert for England for Monday to Wednesday.

The UK Health Security Agency and Met Office have already issued a cold weather alert for England for Monday to Wednesday.

A survey showed 36% of drivers did not know how many blind spots an HGV has.

Yellow warnings for ice and snow issued for northern and eastern areas, and forecasts suggest worst of the weather could then track further south.

Households should continue to use water carefully, says the Environment Agency, after England saw its driest February for 30 years.

Colourful pictures show Sunday's natural phenomenon as visible from the UK, with another chance to see them Monday evening, says Met Office.

Major weather event in 2018, which led to prolonged Arctic conditions and record snowfall, likely to happen later in February, says Met Office.

A level two cold weather warning has been extended by the UK Health Security Agency

Mia Catton became yet another victim of the area’s rutted roads when her car hit a hole in Spellbrook Lane East on her way home from work.

Changes to polar vortex – and phenomenon called 'sudden stratospheric warming' – could lead to even colder weather blasting in from Arctic.

Herts gritting team did 18 salting runs on primary routes during the January 16-24 cold snap – a quarter of its average number for an entire season.

The Met Office forecast for Bishop’s Stortford is that temperatures will feel as low as -6C on Sunday and Monday.