After a burst of summer, thunder set to roll across UK
Weather warnings covering large swathes of Britain remain in force after thunderstorms and heavy rain brought an end to a brief sunny spell.
The yellow warnings cover the south-west of England, much of Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the Met Office also warning of a “danger to life”. A yellow warning has also been issued for Northern Ireland tomorrow.
Honor Criswick, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said the storms might “band together” in areas across the UK, resulting in intense bursts of lightning and heavy rainfall.
She said: “In the areas with heavy showers, it’s expected to get a bit gustier as well, and surface water flooding is also a possibility.”
Yesterday, was the warmest day of the year so far, the Met Office said, with 27.5°C recorded in Chertsey, Surrey. eclipsing the 25.9°C recorded at Herstmonceux in East Sussex, on Saturday.
Ms Criswick said the weather for the rest of the week will be defined by low pressure. She predicted that tomorrow should bring a band of heavy rain moving eastward.
She added: “It will still be fairly warm, with temperatures in the high teens and early twenties, but cooler than it has been.”
Wednesday should be mainly sunny but with a relatively small risk of showers in the South East.