A record-breaking El Niño is developing. We explain the atmospheric science behind vanishing Atlantic hurricanes and the 2026 UK autumn weather forecast. ????

Dive into the data with our expert meteorologists as we track the Niño 3.4 region, explain the dramatic contrast between Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons, and explore how global warming interacts with natural weather patterns to shift the UK's long-range outlook.

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El Niño is already strong and it's only going to get stronger. Impacts are being felt across the world from the tropical Atlantic to Indonesia. During the next few months, as El Niño gets bigger, impacts will increase and spread far and wide across the planet. But what is El Niño? Why are forecasters predicting this will be the largest on record? And what impacts could it have on global and UK weather later this year?

This is a cut out from our regular Weather Studio Live, broadcast every Friday at 12:15pm.

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"04/09/2026 – Impacts are already being felt - Met Office UK Weather Forecast"

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