Here, ITV Weather Presenter Alex Beresford explains what to expect as Storm Darragh approaches. 

Storm Darragh: Where and when will it hit this weekend? 

National Yellow Weather Warnings for wind and rain run through to Sunday.

What to expect as Met Office issues several weather warnings across UK

Next week it when the real heat will kick-in. ITV Weather Presenter Alex Beresford explains how it's all going to happen and hot it could get.

UK heatwave on its way - but how hot will it get?

ITV Weather Presenter Alex Beresford opens up about the heartbreaking death of his friend Martin and how it inspired his documentary looking into mental health.

'Black boys can cry': How a simple chat could save someone's life

Temperatures could plummet to -15°C (5°F) in sheltered glens of Scotland.

Snow and ice warnings mapped as UK faces coldest night of the year

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The colder, drier air helps give us a clearer view of the sun.

Why winter sunsets are best

People sit under umbrallas as they enjoy the hot weather at Bournemouth Beach in Dorset.

Temperatures are currently building day-on-day, and it's now looking likely that some areas will meet their heatwave thresholds. 

Is a heatwave on the way? Why the weather is heating up this week

Temperatures will drop over the next few days and it will feel much different to the sunny days of last week.

Why it's going to be much colder in the UK this week

In eastern Antarctica the average temperature is -53C, but at the end of last week it shot up to -17.7C. 

Scientists stunned by 40C temperature rise in eastern Antarctica

In the past 24 hours cars and windows in the southeast and other parts of the UK have been covered in a dust that's flown all the way from the Sahara Desert.

Why is the sky turning orange and is it really 'raining sand'?

The public have been warned over more extreme heat in the coming days.

Met Office forecast more warnings for extreme heat 

File photo. Lord Peter Mandelson pictured in July 2023.

ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston explains how Lord Peter Mandelson might yet not be packing his bags for Washington DC.

Why Washington could reject Mandelson as Britain's next US ambassador

ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston breaks down potentially the most important diplomatic decision Starmer will ever make. 

Was PM blindsided by Mandelson reaction or did he hope to weather the storm?

Ruth Jones and James Corden attend a BBC launch event for Gavin and Stacey: The Finale, at Ham Yard Hotel in London. Picture date: Wednesday December 18, 2024. 

After the show's 2019 Christmas special ended on a cliffhanger, with a marriage proposal, viewers will hopefully get an answer on Christmas Day.

James Corden and Ruth Jones to give Gavin & Stacey ‘lovely’ send off

ITV News' Robert Peston looks at why the prime minister has given Lord Mandelson the UK's top diplomatic job to the US and what risks are involved

Why Starmer picked Mandelson for Washington

File photo dated 02/02/24 of Lord Peter Mandelson at St Mary the Virgin church in Primrose Hill, north west London. The UK needs to transform itself into a high investment economy to shift out of its low growth "doom loop", Lord Peter Mandelson claims, adding that he will will hit out at "persistent underinvestment". Issue date: Thursday October 10, 2024.

The Labour peer and former 'spin doctor' to Tony Blair would replace Karen Pierce, who has served as ambassador to the US since 2020. 

Peter Mandelson expected to be made Britain's new ambassador to US

The Queen's longtime hairdresser has spoken to ITV News about her decades-lasting friendship with Her Majesty.

Royal warrant for the long-serving hairdresser to the Queen

ITV News' Chloe Keedy reports from Avignon, France, after attending the sentencing of Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband and 50 other men in the mass rape trial.

Gisele Pelicot calmly faced the unimaginable in court for the final time

ITV News' Steve Scott speaks to Lord Seb Coe, one of seven candidates vying to become IOC president, about how the Olympic games could shape up. 

Alex Beresford

ITV Weather Presenter