Liverpool has basked in scorching temperatures over the last two weeks, but the heatwave has officially ended, with flash flooding and storms moving in.
Merseyside saw wall to wall sunshine for several days in July, with temperatures hitting 30c on several occasions.
But on Tuesday the rain finally arrived accompanied by lightning and thunder which moved across our region.
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The wet weather looks set to continue for the rest of the week, with temperatures struggling to reach the high teens.
However it's not all doom and gloom as the Met Office has predicted the sunshine and warm weather could return from Thursday August 12.
Forecasters said: "Drier conditions may become more prevalent....temperatures likely to trend to above average, with an increasing chance of hotter spells developing as the month progresses."
Here's the Met Office's long range forecast for August.
Met Office forecast for Monday August 2 to Wednesday August 11
Changeable conditions continuing to dominate for the start of August, with a mixture of sunny and dry periods, showery periods and the chance of longer spells of rain.
At first the south is likely to see the most showers, with the north remaining the driest, but by the end of the period the south and southeast will possibly be the driest and the west and northwest the wettest.
There remains a chance for any showers or rain to produce thunderstorms.
Temperatures are most likely cooler than average for this time of year, trending to slightly cooler than average or average through the period, with the south and southwest having the best chance of seeing average temperatures.
Met Office forecast for Thursday August 12 to Thursday August 26
As is typical for this time of year, confidence is low for this period. However, there is a tentative sign of more settled conditions developing with higher pressure becoming slightly more likely.
This means drier conditions may become more prevalent, although there is still the risk of showers or thunderstorms at times.
Temperatures likely to trend to above average, with an increasing chance of hotter spells developing as the month progresses.
