Weather

Northern Powergrid, the company that powers everyday life for 8 million people across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, is prepared if forecasted thunderstorms and heavy rainfall over the weekend affect its power network.

These dramatic pictures show lightning over Scarborough during last night’s storms.

Scarborough basked in the sunshine yesterday, as many visitors and residents took advantage of the school summer holidays to head to the beach.

Public Health England have asked people of North Yorkshire to check on their neighbours during the current heatwave.

The Country Landowners Association (CLA) is calling on the public of North Yorkshire to take extra care in the countryside this week due to the increased fire risk.

Tonight will see a partial eclipse of the Moon which will be visible shortly after sunset. The eclipse takes place 50 years to the day after the launch of Apollo 11 - the spaceflight which landed Neil Armstrong on the Moon.

Whatever you're planning to do this week you might want to check the weather first.

The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms for tomorrow - with potential heavy showers set to cause disruption.

This weekend saw plenty of sunshine and warm weather.

Dig out your barbecues and picnic blankets, summer is heading to the Yorkshire Coast this weekend.

There is a yellow weather warning for rain in place for Scarborough.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Yorkshire - with Scarborough, Whitby and Bridlington braced for three days of heavy rain.

The seafront and much of central Scarborough was shrouded in a sea fret on Sunday.