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.

Paddleboarders on the North Sea at Cullercoats Bay in North Tyneside, as the first day of Meteorological Autumn -September 1 – approaches (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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)

An Egyptian goose gosling next to some daffodils in London's St James's Park — An Egyptian goose gosling enjoyed the spring sunshine in London’s St James’s Park (Aaron Chown/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)

A cyclist in silhouette riding a bicycle in between two trees as the sun rises in Richmond Park on an April morning — Richmond Park on an April morning (Ben Whitley/PA)

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

The aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, glow on the horizon at Another Place by Anthony Gormley on Crosby Beach in Merseyside in May (Peter Byrne/PA)

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

Three adults and a young child sitting on deckchairs during warm weather on Blackpool beach in Lancashire at the end of June — People enjoy warm weather on Blackpool beach in Lancashire at the end of June (Peter Byrne/PA)

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

Ashley Speirs with 18-month-old Leo on her shoulders looking at sunflowers at Mundles Farm in East Boldon, south Tyneside — Ashley Speirs and 18-month-old Leo look at the sunflowers at Mundles Farm in East Boldon, south Tyneside (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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

Floodwater around properties at Billing Aquadrome holiday park in Northamptonshire at the end of September (Joe Giddens/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 robin sits among autumn leaves in Bristol (Ben Birchall/PA)

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

Debris on a street in Cwmtillery, Wales, where a mudslide forced residents from their homes (George Thompson/PA)