‘One last blast of summer’ with temperatures set to climb above 30C
Southern England could reach 31C, but parts of Scotland will experience torrential rain over the weekend.
Southern England could reach 31C, but parts of Scotland will experience torrential rain over the weekend.
A Met Office yellow weather warning for wind stretches from the north of Scotland down to the Cornish coast and remains in place until Friday.
A week ago, the UK was enjoying scorching temperatures around 34C.
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Heavy rain hit parts of the south of England on Saturday.
A yellow weather warning is in place for much of Wales and southern England until Monday evening.
The Met Office has issued yellow thunderstorm warnings for the next five days.
Yellow thunderstorm warnings have been issued for much of England, Wales, parts of Northern Ireland and southwest Scotland.
Severe storms could see 30 to 40mm of rain falling in less than an hour in some places.
Heavy rain is forecast across the country after several days of very warm weather.
The Met Office has issued a broad storm warning for Monday through to Thursday, covering most of the country.
The Met Office has issued a broad storm warning for Monday through to Thursday, covering most of the country.
Crowds flocked to the beaches as temperatures exceeded 34C in parts of the South East.
Bonnie Diamond, of the Met Office, said ‘we are expecting 34C to 36C by Friday and Saturday’.
Temperatures are expected to reach a blistering 36C (96F) in Greater London but will be short lived, the Met Office has said.