The UK's coldest January night in 15 years saw temperatures in northern Scotland drop to -18.9C.

Ah, the weather. It’s one of our favourite things to talk about here in the UK, but it’s also one of the most divisive – particularly in the height of summer. How to sleep in a heatwave ...

In the UK, we have four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each season lasts about three months and has different weather. The weather is also different in different parts of the UK as well.

Here we look back on some of the best weather images of 2024 across the UK and Ireland, courtesy of the PA news agency’s photographers.

The flipside was that much of Scotland and the UK remained cool and wet under a cloche of disappointment. During the last month of summer, our weather ... Getty Images Mathieu van der Poel ...