Britain is about to be hit with showers of 'blood rain', according to experts from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). This is thanks to a plume of red Saharan dust, which is currently sweeping over Europe towards the UK. When this dust mixes with Britain's persistent rain, the precipitation will take on a distinctive reddish colour - creating a phenomenon known as 'blood rain'.
To manage the crowds, the public order office is deploying up to 400 staff, along with around 2,600 security personnel from external service providers. Police are also sending up to 1,500 additional officers. Last year, Islamists suspected of belonging to so-called Islamic State (IS) used social networks to call for attacks including on Cologne's celebrations. The security assessment remains one of caution.
The weather this week looks ideal, with sunny to modestly sunny skies each day, temperatures in the mid-70s to low-80s. Evening temperatures should drop to around the 60s throughout the workweek. Winds should be relatively calm, and humidity will be moderate. Things could change a bit over the coming weekend, with chances of showers increasing Saturday night into Sunday. Conditions also will remain dry.
All Worcester Public Schools (WPS) will be closed on Friday due to hazardous wind chill conditions, the district said. All WPS athletic events and all Head Start after-school programs are also canceled for Friday. Worcester will see a high of nearly 13 degrees, with a wind chill making it feel as cold as -16, the National Weather Service forecast.
California's wet winter continued Sunday with the heaviest rain expected in the afternoon and evening, and more rain forecast for Monday before it tapers off Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Los Angeles and Ventura county coastal and valley regions could receive roughly half an inch to an inch more rain, with mountain areas getting one to two additional inches Sunday, officials said. The next two days will be lighter, said Robbie Munroe, a meteorologist at the weather service office in Oxnard.
I can't stop listening to: Marvin Gaye, " Purple Snowflakes ." With all respect to " Christmas Eve in Washington ," this lightly lysergic soul tune is my favorite holiday song by a local artist. Motown shelved the original version and got Gaye to rerecord it as " Pretty Little Baby ," a frankly suboptimal state of affairs that persisted until 1993, when the original recording appeared on a compilation .
Portland is close to selecting a city administrator to replace Michael Jordan, who's served in the role since January and will retire at the end of the year. The city administrator is largely responsible for overseeing the city's budget and daily operations, with the help of a team of deputy city administrators who run the city's bureaus. The top three finalists include former Mayor Ted Wheeler's first chief of staff, and two other candidates from Colorado and Texas.
NEW YORK CITY - The October Harvest Supermoon is set to appear over New York City Monday night, according to forecasters. The Harvest Supermoon will be at its peak around 11:47 p.m. It will also be visible on Tuesday, according to the Farmer's Almanac. The October supermoon is the first of three in 2025. A supermoon occurs when a full moon orbits closest to Earth.
Today will be mostly dry and cloudy, with some light showers, but the patchy rain and drizzle will move in from the northwest in the evening. Temperatures will range between 12 and 15C, with some moderate to fresh winds. It will remain mostly cloudy, with patchy light rain or drizzle in the north and northwest tonight. But further south, it will be largely dry and clear overnight, as temperatures drop between 8 and 12C.
Autumn 2025 is shaping up to be a crisp, cool one for Kenosha, WI. The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts that much of the Upper Midwest will trend cooler and drier than normal this fall. While other regions brace for lingering summer-like heat, Wisconsin residents will enjoy a season that feels like a traditional Midwestern autumn-as well as an influx of new, interested homebuyers in one of the top ranked ZIP codes in the country.
Low pressure will lead to unsettled weather with "wetter than average" conditions over the next 10 days, according to the national forecaster's long-term forecast. This morning is starting off quite cool and breezy as a mix of sunny spells and isolated showers spread. Temperatures will reach highs of 16C. Tonight will be similar as dry and damp spells are expected, though heaviest downpours will be along the Atlantic coast with temperatures of between 7C and 10C.
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Electric Picnic attendees should have ponchos and wellies at the ready this morning as the day starts off wet and blustery. Rain will spread across the country and could turn heavy or thundery, leading to localised flooding in some areas. The rain will clear up later today to leave a mix of sunshine and showers. Highest temperatures will be between 16 and 21C.
We've got one more bank holiday to enjoy this weekend (August 23-25). This is your chance to soak up the last of the London summer before the nights get longer and the sunshine feels like a distant memory. Luckily, the forecast for this weekend is pretty nice - ahead of next week, when the tail end of Hurricane Erin could bring wind, rain, and general wintry things to Britain.
