So long summer! The Met Office issues a severe thunderstorm warning for wide portions of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Tonight, forecasters are predicting flooding and “building damage” from lightning strikes and high winds.
Between Sunday 8pm and Monday 4am, the Met Office issued a yellow warning.
A few locations in Britain may experience 20 to 30 mm of precipitation in less than an hour.
The forecasters anticipate building damage and residential flooding.
Tonight, the Met Office has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for wide portions of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with warnings of flooding and property damage.
The weather service issued a yellow warning from Sunday night at 8 p.m. to Monday morning at 4 a.m., advising the public to prepare for possible power outages and localized disruptions to services.
Some areas of the United Kingdom may get 20 to 30 millimeters of precipitation in less than an hour, while other cities will remain dry.
The yellow alert encompasses areas in the south east, including Kent and Sussex, as well as counties like as Cambridgeshire and Essex.
A significant portion of Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, and Cornwall may also be affected.
After months of scorching weather and a succession of catastrophic heat waves that swept across the British Isles in July and August, the news comes as a surprise.
The alert encompasses London, the South West, portions of Wales, and a large portion of Northern Ireland.
After months of scorching weather and an intense heatwave that swept through the British Isles in July and August, the news comes as a surprise.
A weather map with temperature forecasts for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Sunday 8pm until Monday 4am
According to the Met Office, after heavy showers on Monday morning, the rain will disperse northwards but will persist in the south east and west.
Between Tuesday and Thursday, the south west and north east will have longer periods of hail and thunder.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin stated, “While the summer has been dominated by high pressure, this weekend will see significant shifts.” Low pressure will prevail through the weekend and into the next week.
“On Saturday, slow-moving weather fronts will be the source of continuous rain over the south-western areas of Scotland and Northern Ireland, where the low pressure is centered.
A few showers are forecast for portions of eastern England; they might be rather vigorous and a few thunderstorms are conceivable, but you shouldn’t count on them if you’re desperate for rain.
In the meanwhile, there will be showery rain in west Wales and scattered showers in the Midlands. However, it will not rain everywhere all day.
The highest temperature recorded in the United Kingdom today was in Norfolk (26C), while the lowest was at Ravensworth, North Yorkshire (-1C) (9C).