2025: The year in your pictures

Steam train moving through snow-covered track lined with snow-covered trees

Sabitha Prasher

BBC Weather

25 December 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, it's the perfect time to look back at some of the fantastic photographs sent in by our Weather Watchers.

With cameras always at the ready, they've captured this year's weather stories — with an added dash of celestial sparkle too.

Pink and green aurora shine through clouds amid a dark sky over a rural coastline

It was a busy start to the year as Weather Watchers were treated to a stunning display of the Northern lights on 1 January, closely followed by a cold blast bringing snow that lasted until the middle of January.

The Sun rises behind snow covered fields with a cattle gate

Later in the month parts of the country were hit by Storm Eowyn – the strongest UK storm in 10 years which brought winds of 100 mph to parts of Scotland.

Big waves crash against a white house at the bottom of a coastal path on cliffs next to the sea

In March a partial solar eclipse was visible across most of the country.

Partial eclipse, with about a third of a bright orange Sun covered

Spring 2025 was the warmest and sunniest on record for parts of the UK. A prolonged dry spell increased the wildfire risk across parts of the country.

Blue sky interspersed with clouds over dry, hilly ground

There was uninterrupted sunshine across the country, with temperatures reaching almost 30°C on 1 May. The warm, dry theme continued into summer, with the threat of drought looming. June was the warmest on record for England.

With long spells of warm, dry and sunny weather, records continued to be broken. There were four heatwaves in total, summer 2025 was declared the warmest on record.

A bike stands on parched ground with a reservoir and trees in the background, underneath a partially cloudy sky

Blue sky tinged with pink and orange at dawn behind shrubbery branches

We also saw the familiar sight of torrential summer downpours and thunderstorms.

Heavy rain pouring on a rural field with a long-haired brown cow

Flash of lightning in the night sky over a house

Alongside a stunning display of autumn colours September and October saw a return to unsettled conditions.

Low Sun shines between the clouds illuminating coloured leaves on the ground

Storm Amy, the first named storm of the season, brought damaging winds to parts of Scotland on 4 October.

Waves crashing against a breakwater surrounded by sea, under a heavy grey sky

On 4 November we marked the Weather Watcher's 10th anniversary which gave us another opportunity to showcase more of your impressive photographs.

Two tiny figures in the distance on a rural path, beneath a low wall of cloud with bright blue sky above

Partly cloudy sky with rainbow stretching over land and sea at a coastal town

Dark and light grey cloud bubbling in the sky in front of the Sun reflecting crepuscular rays through the cloud — Image caption,

Sun rises and streams through wispy cloud over a beach

A cold snap in November brought early-season snow and freezing conditions to northern areas.

Snow covered trees and ground surround a lake with a low Sun near the horizon and scattered cloud

Flooding was a feature of the season and Storm Claudia brought more severe impacts to Wales and parts of the UK towards the end of the month.

Two cars stranded in floodwaters with trees lining a road

December started with Storm Bram and we have ended the year with some striking sunrises.

Pink and red clouds at dawn or dusk behind a lighthouse

Huge thanks to all of the BBC Weather Watchers for sending in their pictures over the last 10 years. We cannot wait to see more of your wonderful photographs in 2026.

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