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El Nino: how will the weather phenomenon affect the UK?

The warning is in force today.

Yellow weather warning for the Western Isles today.

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Rob Livingstone is this weeks chosen Readers' Pic

MV Isle of Lewis is in dry dock undergoing work

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The winners are delighted their entries have been chosen as the new names.

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The MET Office have issued another weather warning for the Western Isles

Met Office tell islanders to be prepared for possible disruption until 10pm toni...

Firefighters have fought 24 fires in the space of three days.

Firefighters tackle 24 wildfires in Hebrides in three days as crews continue wor...

Fancy your chances at naming a gritter?

Put your thinking caps on and try for the best pun you can.

Please DO NOT do this. It's dangerous and downright stupid, and could end up in disaster, for you as an individual, and those called to try and help.

Met Office issues a Yellow weather warning for the Western Isles this weekend.

Scottish Water diver working at Ness

The utility company are bringing in emergency supplies of bottled water

The fire service are currently dealing with a number of fires in the Western Isles. Image by Tom McCluskie.

Firefighters are fighting several blazes all across the Western Isles
No sooner had Scottish Fire and Rescue issued a warning for people to be careful as a result of the tinder dry conditions, than they found themselves being called out to deal with a number of wildfires and muirburns.

Firefighters are asking people to be cautious.

Just because it's winter, doesn't mean the fire risk lessens!

HM Coastguard has launched its winter safety campaign.

HM Coastguard launches safety campaign

Highland and Islands list MSP Maree Todd

Grants available to buy winter clothes

Snow

These are the UK cities most likely to have a white Christmas this year

Readers are being asked to take part by sending in material.

Call out for readers to help exhibition

Zac the Weimaraner by Rob Livingstone Readers' Pics

Zac Strikes a Pose at Sunset by Rob Livingstone

The RNLI’s Shannon class lifeboat is based at Leverburgh, but perhaps not for much longer! Pic by: Nicholas Leitch.

The RNLI may close Leverburgh RNLI station if more volunteers can’t be found

The Met Office have issued a weather warning for the Western Isles.

Don’t be expecting a white Christmas - this is just a blip

Bayhead - North Uist

SEPA launches coastal flood warning service

Flash and Blaze on Seilebost Beach by Alison Prentice Reader's Pic

Flash and Blaze enjoy Seilebost Beach

The Comhairle are hoping plans for the sea run will now take place next week.

Sea run is postponed yet again

Sandwick Road is to remain closed overnight.

Sandwick Road to remain closed overnight due to flooding fears.

The key message is stay safe at the seaside and you won't need one of these!

Don’t take risks at the seaside

MV Loch Seaforth is in dry dock at present for its annual overhaul procedure.

Council call on CalMac to ease freight logjam

You could be eligible for a Cold Weather Payment - here’s how to check

Heavy rain is expected to hit the Western Isles tonight and tomorrow.

Met Office weather warning for heavy rain in the Western Isles

The weather is causing problems for ferries to the Outer Hebrides.

CalMac warns of disruption to Outer Hebrides sailings due to weather conditions
Poor weather conditions could cause some disruption to CalMac sailings to and from the Outer Hebrides today (Saturday, September 12)

The Mangersta Sea Stacks on the Isle of Lewis is one of Richard Fox's shortlisted photographs. (Photograph: Pinnacles of Light © Richard Fox)

Image of Mangersta Sea Stacks makes shortlist for Weather Photographer of the Ye...

Adverse weather conditions may cause some disruption to ferry services.

Potential disruption to ferry services between Mallaig and Lochboisdale

Thunderstorms

Striking photos of summer storms across the UK

Today is forecast to be the hottest day of the year so far

These are the 10 hottest cities in the UK today - with temperatures 31C or more

Two French Bull Dogs cool down in the White Cart Water, Glasgow. Photo: John Devlin

Scottish animal charity issues a hot weather warning to dog owners

A third storm of the month is on its ways to the UK (Getty Images)

Here's why Storm Jorge came after Storm Dennis - and how the names are chosen

Snow is set to hit parts of the UK on Monday (24 Feb), with Met Office weather warnings in place and temperatures dipping to below freezing in some areas (Photo: Shutterstock)

Will it snow in the UK today? Here’s everything you need to know

Heavy rain is set to continue to hit the UK this weekend, accompanied by extreme winds and a drop in temperatures (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK weather forecast: A month's worth of rain could fall in 24 hours as ‘persiste...

The UK is braced for three days of heavy rain (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is the difference between a ‘flood alert’ and a ‘flood warning’

The UK has recently seen a swathe of wet and windy weather first brought by Storm Ciara, and then followed Storm Dennis (Photo: Shutterstock)

Storm Ellen: When the next storm could hit the UK as more bad weather batters th...

Flooding is still expected in parts of the UK in the aftermath of Storm Dennis, with further heavy rain on its way (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are all the UK flood alerts as further heavy rain is expected

Adverse weather conditions can cause significant disruption, particularly when it comes to travel (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are your legal rights if you can’t get to work because of bad weather and ...

Storm Dennis is set to bring wet and windy weather to the UK this weekend, with a multitude of Met Office weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds in place across the country (Photo: Shutterstock)

Day-by-day Storm Dennis forecast as heavy rain as winds of up to 70mph set to hi...

Storm Ciara recently hit the UK, leaving an aftermath of strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ice - but Storm Dennis is now forecast to bring further unsettled conditions this weekend (Photo: Getty Images)

Storm Dennis to hit UK with gales of up to 70mph with multiple weather warnings ...

Here's how storms are named and what comes next after Storm Dennis and Ciara

Storm Ciara caused the River Tweed to burst its banks (Getty Images)

Storm Ciara disruption: latest road closures, cancelled flights and trains and s...

Airports all across Europe are experiencing travel delays due to bad weather (Photo: Shutterstock)

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and delayed because of Storm Ciara - her...

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rain to parts of the UK, as Storm Ciara is set to hit this weekend (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s when heavy rain and severe gales will hit the UK this weekend

Going on holiday to a sunny destination can be the best way to relax, but if it rains while away this can often dampen the mood (Photo: Shutterstock)

This island in Italy will refund your hotel costs if it rains during your holida...

Temperatures this week have dropped, with parts of the UK already experiencing wintry conditions (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the chances of snow across the UK this week as temperatures drop

The UK Foreign Office has issued an 'extreme risk' weather warning for 13 areas of Spain (Photo: Getty Images)

This is the official advice for travel in Spain after gale-force winds and storm...

The weather in the UK over the next few days is going to be fairly unsettled, with a mixture of heavy rain, strong winds and wintry conditions set to hit (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK to be blasted with 70mph winds and heavy rain this week as Met Office issues ...

Christmas is shortly upon us, but are we set to see a white Christmas or will the weather be bleak and grey? (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what the weather will be like over Christmas

The UK is set to be hit with an array of wintry weather conditions over the next few days (Photo: Lisa Ferguson)

UK weather warnings: Here’s when heavy rain, strong winds and foggy conditions w...

With temperatures dropping, cold weather payments have now been triggered in some areas, to help with the cost of heating your house during the winter months (Photo: Shutterstock)

You could be owed a Cold Weather Payment thanks to the dip in temperatures - how...

The weather in the UK is set to be unsettled this week, with heavy rain and strong winds in some areas (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why Japan’s bad weather will impact the UK this week

Heavy rain will continue to hit the UK over the next few days, with numerous flood alerts and warnings currently in place (Photo: Shutterstock)

More than 70 flood warnings and 200 alerts have been issued across UK as heavy r...