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Bradley Jolly

UK weather forecast: Met Office issues thunderstorm warning with torrential rain on way

Violent thunderstorms will lash across most of England this week, forecasters have warned.

Met Office has issued new yellow weather warnings for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Forecasters say more flooding is possible in parts of eastern and southern England.

But the warning stretches from parts of North Yorkshire to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. 

"Thunderstorms may develop bringing torrential rain, hail and lightning to a few places, with potential disruption to travel and flooding," the Met Office says.

"There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds.

"Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services.

Forecasters have predicted more violent thunderstorms (@samueltwilkinson)

"Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.

"There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost."

Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, has already been ravaged by flooding this week.

Other areas in the Midlands and East of England have also been hit.

Two months of rain in just two days has fallen in some parts.

Lightning strikes near a church in south London (PA)
Residents are taken to safety in an inflatable boat after flooding in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire (PA)

In June, the entire UK typically averages around 62 millimetres (2.4 inches) of rain.

But more than 60mm fell on Monday alone in some parts.

It led to the Met Office issuing a rare "risk to life" warning for London and the southeast.

The unseasonable weather ruined music festivals and sporting fixtures this week.

The A38 was closed due to flooding just outside Birmingham on Thursday (SWNS)
People walk with umbrellas in Sheffield as torrential rain falls (PA)

Met office Five Day Forecast:

Today:

Sunny spells and showers, heavy at times, with a risk of thunder, and perhaps merging into longer spells of rain at times in some western areas. Breezy generally, but relatively warm in the southeast where showers will be fewest.

Tonight:

Evening showers in the southeast dying away, leaving a dry but rather cloudy night. Remaining generally showery further northwest, with occasional longer spells of rain, these perhaps heavy at times.

Monday:

Showery in Scotland and Northern Ireland, with a risk of hail and thunder. Early rain across northern England and Wales breaking up into showers. Warm sunny spells further southeast.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Less showery in the north on Tuesday. Elsewhere, warm hazy sunshine giving way to thundery showers in the south, moving northeast into Wednesday. Brighter with more showers on Thursday.

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