UK will be hotter than Monaco as month’s worth of rain to fall in 12 hours

Almost a month’s worth of rain could fall in the UK in the next 12 hours – but the country will still be hotter than Monaco.

The Met Office has issued new weather warnings for rain and thunderstorms lasting until 9pm on Monday.

Kew Gardens in south west London hit 32°C on today as most of the UK was hotter than Monaco and the French Riviera, where temperatures hovered around the low 20s.

Following flash thunderstorms across the UK a total of 28.6mm of rain fell in Charlwood, Surrey, this afternoon.

That’s almost half the average rainfall for the whole month of June.

Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said: ‘One or two spots have had quite significant rainfall in a short period.

‘On Monday, we’re expecting a fine and hot start, temperatures rising fairly quickly during the course of the morning under strong early summer sunshine and that’s likely to spark a few thundery showers.

‘Parts of Wales and England will see 30mm of rain in an hour, 60 to 80mm in some spots.

‘North parts of Northern Ireland, south-west Scotland and the Highlands could see 20 to 30mm of rain in an hour during the thunderstorms, and 40 to 50mm in some spots.

‘Potentially we are looking at a month’s worth of rain falling.

‘The highest temperatures will be around Birmingham and in Wales.

‘It will widely be 24°C to 28°C on Monday, with some spots sitting at the 30°C to 32°C mark.

‘It will be warmer than Monaco, where it has hit 24.7°C on Sunday and is expected to be 22°C to 24°C on Monday.’

A yellow warning for rain has been put in place, covering southern parts of England and Wales from 7pm on Sunday until 9am on Monday.

Four yellow thunderstorm warnings are in place from 12pm to 9pm on Monday and cover parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, much of southern England and the Midlands and most of Wales.

The warnings mean thunderstorms and rain may bring disruption with potential flooding and difficult driving conditions.

Slightly cooler temperatures are on the way from Tuesday onwards, with Thursday and Friday in the mid-high 20s, the forecaster added.

Mr Stroud added: ‘We are likely to see the hot weather continue although high pressure is starting to build in.

‘That’s going to kill off the showers and moving into next week the temperature will dip slightly to the mid to high 20s.’

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