More heavy rain and thunderstorms are on the cards on Thursday as Met Office weather forecasters urge Brits to gather essential items and prepare an ’emergency’ kit

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The Met Office extended yellow warnings across England and Wales as a band of slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms travelled northwards this morning.

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A yellow warning for thunderstorms is in place from 3am to 10pm on Wednesday across much of England including London

Water companies say the amount of rainfall has not yet been enough to reverse the impact of months of unusually dry weather

There is a risk of localised flooding and thunderstorms into the weekend

Torrential downpours will affect parts of England and Wales, delivering some of the wettest weather in several weeks

Heavy rain and lightning are coming this week, with the Met Office having already issued two weather warnings, and several areas could see thunderstorms across a wild two-hour period

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning as heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast to move northwards across the UK on Wednesday.

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Brits will be hit by blustery thunderstorms following five back-to-back heatwaves over the summer with as many as 134 areas forecast to be completely soaked this weekend

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A ‘Spanish plume type of system’ is developing which has been described by the Met as ‘the UK’s most explosive weather phenomenon’ – and it will bring heavy rain to 134 areas in days

Temperatures dropped to near-freezing in some places overnight

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Some much-needed rainfall is forecast through the coming week and will be welcome for places that have seen exceptionally dry and hot weather for much of the summer.

The UK will see a predominantly settled start to the week. By Wednesday heavy showers, thunderstorms and locally significant rainfall are forecast from the middle of the week onwards.

Despite the rain, Met Eireann noted that temperatures will still reach 17 to 21 degrees and there will also be some thunderstorms

Experts have warned that the El Nino event developing over the Pacific is shaping up to be the strongest in living memory, sparking concerns Ireland could be battered by storms and rain due to the ‘unprecedented’ event

Met Office and BBC Weather forecasters say thunderstorms are on the cards for next week, with flooding also a possibility and as much as 4cm of rain falling

Ireland is set to enjoy a dry and sunny weekend with temperatures expected to climb to 22C on Sunday, but a band of low pressure will usher in a spell of wet and windy weather next week

Heavy rain could hit the UK, raising the chances of flash flooding

The UK is bracing for another scorching week with temperatures forecast to reach 29C in parts of East Anglia on Wednesday, as a hot spell sweeps across England

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A weather expert has warned that this weekend may very well be ‘the last blast of summer’ before the autumnal rain returns.

There will be a break in the rain this weekend as high pressure returns, but more wet weather is in store next week.

The predicted phenomenon “is unheard of in modern climate records”.

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Rain clears through Friday before sunny spells take hold, with temperatures reaching 19 degrees

Parts of London have seen heavy downpours on Thursday lunchtime following weeks on end of hot, dry weather

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Experts have warned this week’s weather will not see an end to the drought

“The Environment Agency forecast is that it will be drier than normal for the next few months, but we’ll wait and see.”

There’s more rain on the way over the coming days, with one area set to be soaked by heavy showers on Thursday

The prolonged dry spell has come to an end with heavy, thundery showers continuing to sweep across the UK, as Ben Rich explains.

Weather forecasting models suggest temperatures in the UK could soon rise to 34C once more after the Met Office suggested new heatwaves may be on their way

The UK will see showers over the coming days, but the rain is ‘not going to solve the drought situation overnight’.

The Met Office has issued yellow thunderstorm warnings for northern England, Northern Ireland, and parts of Scotland following weeks of extreme heat.

The Met Office said parts of the country could be set for a “very showery day”, with heavy downpours forecast in places.

Britons are on track to receive some cooler weather over the next few days

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Some areas in the country will have the ‘first meaningful rain for a long time’, the Met Office said, after weeks of heatwaves.

Cities in regions hit by drought could be worst-affected by surface water, experts warn

Showers began sweeping across the capital from 3am this morning, with as much as 32mm of rain per hour falling after a record period of dry weather

The ‘first meaningful rain for a long time’ in parts of the UK could result in surface flooding

A new hosepipe ban has come into force as forecasters warned parts of the UK could be hit by flooding, with more rain set to return.