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The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of wind as they expect the remains of Hurricane Gonzalo to hit Devon this evening (Monday).

While tonight will see wet and windy conditions sweeping eastwards, the strongest winds are expected to occur after the rain clears and winds veer northwesterly through tomorrow morning.

Gusts exceeding 55mph are likely inland, with 60-70mph...

The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning of strong wind, with gusts of up to 60mph expected along exposed parts of the coast.

Forecasters say southwesterly winds will strengthen through this evening with gales expected overnight. Gusts are likely to reach 50mph quite widely, with 60mph gusts possible across exposed coasts and headlands. There will also be squally, thundery...

Early Met Office figures show this is set to be the driest September across the UK since records began in 1910, with exceptionally low rainfall for many parts of the country.

It is also likely to finish in the top five warmest, with UK mean temperatures significantly above the monthly average.

Using figures from 1-28 September, the UK as a whole has received 19.4 mm of rain,...

The Environment Agency and the Met Office are warning there is a risk that the remnants of ex-tropical storm Bertha could bring strong winds, waves and heavy rainfall to the South West this weekend.

On Sunday and Monday a combination of high spring tides, strong westerly winds and waves brings a possible risk of flooding to the South West coast of England.

The heavy rain, which...

After a couple of weeks of sunny, dry, warm weather, conditions are changing and it's looking more unsettled for this years Glastonbury Festival.

Today (Wednesday) should be relatively fine as tens of thousands arrive at the Festival site in Pilton to pitch their tents. However as we progress towards the end of the week and into the weekend the risk of showers, some of them heavy,...

The warm weather is set to continue this weekend as forecasters predict temperatures to reach 20c across Devon.

Met Office forecasters say that the sunny weather is expected to last across the weekend and carry through into next week.

On Saturday patches of cloud will accompany the sun and are expected to clear by the early evening.

Sunday will be cloudier than Saturday...

Devon County Council has today (Wednesday 14 May) issued a report highlighting the need for greater Government investment to provide more resilient transport networks.

The Extreme Weather Resilience Report focuses on the winter storms from December 2013 to February 2014 and its impact on the region’s communities, infrastructure, transport links and local economy.

It details how...

The leader of a Devon council is calling on people across the South West to write to their MPs and ask for Westminster to prioritise investment in the Westcountry’s rail network.

Plymouth City Council’s Labour leader, Tudor Evans, has asked that people across the South West play their part by helping to keep the pressure on government while a motion is put to the authority’s full...

Heavy rain and gale force winds continue to batter the region.

Severe amber warnings for wind and rain has been issued by the Met Office with exposed areas of coast set to be the worst affected.

There are also reports of snow on both Dartmoor and Exmoor further adding to difficult driving conditions in the area.

Strong winds reaching up to 80mph in some areas are...

The Met Office warned that hurricane strength winds of up to 80mph will hit the South West again today to again test the regions already battered storm defences.

In the fifth consecutive day of extreme weather conditions the public has been told to prepare for even more flooding, transport disruption and power outages across Devon.

The winds will reach their peak at mid-day...