UK climate: Heatwave to succeed in dramatic climax at this time – with yellow warnings for thunderstorms in place

The heatwave will attain a dramatic climax on Sunday – with a yellow warning for thunderstorms in place throughout massive components of the UK.

Temperatures are set to go above 30C (86F) as soon as once more in components of southern England – with a lot cooler situations anticipated as a brand new week begins.

But additional north, the Met Office is warning that thunderstorms may carry disruption, and a threat of sudden flooding in some areas.

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A yellow warning is in power from 2pm to 11.59pm – overlaying a lot of northern England and Northern Ireland, alongside components of Scotland and Wales.

“Unlucky locations” may see as much as 70mm of intense rainfall within the area of some hours – with “additional hazards” of frequent lightning and enormous hail.

Saturday was provisionally the most popular day of the yr thus far – with highs of 33.2C (92F) recorded at London’s Kew Bridge.

And Sunday is about to delay the file for the longest consecutive stretch of September days above 30C, with temperatures above this threshold for the seventh day in a row.

Britons are being urged to benefit from the hotter climate, as situations are set to turn into extra typical for this time of yr.

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Showers and longer spells of rain will start to comb in on Monday – and it is shaping as much as be fairly unsettled within the South on Tuesday.

Sky’s climate producer Chris England stated: “It will be cooler and fresher for many, still quite muggy in the South East, although not as hot as recently.”