Thunder and hail set to rip through parts of the UK

You’d better enjoy today’s sunshine while it lasts, because Britain is set to be battered with hail as temperatures plummet this week.

Temperatures are set to fall overnight, with parts of Scotland set to drop to below freezing and cover the ground in a dusting of frost.

But by Thursday, eastern areas of the UK will be basking in sunshine with East Anglia and Yorkshire potentially reaching temperatures rise to up to 18C.

There is more good news as the weather warnings that predicted heavy snow across many parts of the UK have been lifted and the week will start to get much more settled.

But if you’re living in the north and west of the UK we’re sorry to say you could be facing the worst of the hail and some scattered thunder showers to top it off.

Met Office Meteorologist Sophie Yeomans told Metro.co.uk: ‘Today we’re going to be having sunshine with a few scattered showers but there could be quite a heavy risk of hail and thunder across the UK.

‘Tomorrow there will be a mix of sunny spells and showers but it could get quite breezy. We’re not expecting the high winds we had yesterday but gusts could get to around 40 mph in some areas.

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‘Overnight its going to get quite chilly and many of us could be waking up to the odd patch of frost tomorrow morning, especially if you’ve had some rain or if there is still snow on the high ground.

‘The west is going to see more cloud and patches of light rain and winds.

‘Looking into next week it’s going to be much more settled, but that isn’t to say there won’t be any cloud and rain outside.

‘For the most part temperatures will be in the range of around 12C or 13C during the days, and could get higher when we have a sunny spell at the end of the week.’