Thunderstorm warnings issued for UK – here’s where they will hit

UK weather has made a U-turn back to summer with a mini-heatwave after temperatures plummeted suddenly last week.

But rain is set to move in this weekend, with yellow thunderstorm warnings issued on both Friday and Saturday this weekend.

A yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued across southern and southeast England early on Friday.

‘Frequent lightning, gusty winds and large hail’ are expected to move across the area with up to 25mm of rain falling within in an hour.

Luckily the storms will subside by Friday evening, but scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop and spread northwestwards at times later on Friday night and through Saturday.

The East Midlands, East of England, London and South East England, North West England, South West England, Wales and the West Midlands will all be affected.

The Met Office weather forecast shows a significant drop in temperature by Tuesday after warmer temperatures moved back in this week.

The Met Office forecast shows mellow weather for across the UK today and over the next couple of days.

Temperatures could reach 20°C in large parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales today, with blue skies across the UK today.

In the Scottish Highlands, temperatures are set to climb up to high teens and even 20°C – just days after some of the country’s highest peaks welcomed first snow.

Londoners can enjoy temperatures of up to 25°C along with a northeasterly wind and blue skies.

This September mini-heatwave is not expected to bring tropical nights as temperatures drop to mid-teens at night – good news for those who woke up bleary eyed during the peak summer heatwaves.

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