In Pictures: Sun, snow and storms among the best weather shots of 2024

Climate change has led to extremes including a summer heatwave as well as snowfall and several storms this year.

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It’s almost a tradition for Britons to talk about the weather – and there has been plenty to talk about in 2024, with climate change blamed for some very hot weather along with several storms.

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 A1101 in Welney, Norfolk, flooded on February 26 2024 — The A1101 in Welney, Norfolk, flooded in February (Joe Giddens/PA)

A person uses an umbrella for shelter in Griffith Avenue as snow falls on the Northside of Dublin on March 1 2024 — A person uses an umbrella for shelter in Griffith Avenue as snow falls on the Northside of Dublin in early March (Brian Lawless/PA)

Bluebells in bloom in Micheldever Wood in Hampshire (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Broadway Tower in the Cotswolds, shrouded in mist on a cloudy day in May (David Davies/PA)

A waning gibbous moon rises over Tower Bridge in London on August 20 (Yui Mok/PA)

Waves crashing against the lighthouse in Seaham Harbour, County Durham — Waves crash against the lighthouse in Seaham Harbour, County Durham (Owen Humphreys/PA)

A woman holding an umbrella walking through Jephson Gardens in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, as autumn leaves hang from trees and lie on the ground — People enjoy a walk through Jephson Gardens in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, during autumnal weather (Jacob King/PA)

A person stands next to his vehicle on an empty snow-covered M9 motorway near Stirling (Robert Perry/PA)