A yellow warning for heavy rain has been issued today with possible travel disruption and flooding in parts of England.
The Met Office said heavy showers will be experienced for nine hours in several parts of the country.
The warning covers much of the north of England and north Wales with flooding having already struck the Isle of Wight.
The Met Office reported that up to 120mm of rain had been recorded near the island's town of Ventnor.
Weather forecasters said the heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue to lash the country as the week goes on and into the weekend.
Here are all the areas affected by the warning according to Met Office:
East Midlands
- Derbyshire
North East England
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
North West England
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Halton
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- Warrington
Wales
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Powys
- Wrexham
West Midlands
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Telford and Wrekin
Yorkshire and Humber
- East Riding
However another heatwave could descend on the country once again before August is finished.
But the Met Office remains cautious and said there is “little signal for any exceptionally hot weather”.
There is still hope among some that a plume would be brought with hot air from Africa heading north, coupled with high pressure from the Azores seeing temperatures rise up and beyond 30C.
The turning point for a new heatwave was expected to be August 15, but the Met Office is saying now that it is likely for temperatures to be average for the time of year.
UK Weather Forecast
Today:
Many areas starting dry, odd mist patches clearing. Showers developing across various areas by afternoon, some heavy, particularly across some northern and central parts of the UK, with thunder and hail in few locations. Feeling warm in sunnier interludes.
Tonight:
Daytime showers will fade after dusk, leaving much dry weather after midnight but still rather cloudy skies, keeping temperatures up. Northwestern areas see continued risk of heavy rainfall.
Thursday:
Fairly cloudy across most areas although early sunshine in the east. Bands of rain and showers crossing most areas, heavy especially in the west. Breezier. Cooler in the west.
