44 m. ago Hot weather to be cut short by thunderstorms this weekend as Met Office issues warnings

The UK could become hotter than Ibiza on Friday before thunderstorms descend in the evening

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2 h. ago UK weather maps show deluge of rain tonight – see full list of areas affected

The Met Office has issued yellow thunderstorm warnings for parts of the UK, with the alerts coming into force at midnight on Thursday and lasting until 6pm on Saturday

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4 h. ago Met Office says summer will return to Wales within days with temperatures reaching 25°C

We're in for a wet and thundery start to the weekend but as we get into next week the sun will well and truly have his hat on once more

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7 h. ago Hot and humid Friday to end in thunderstorms, Met Office warns

Temperatures could hit 30C in parts of the country which would make it the hottest day of the year.

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11 h. ago Met Office map shows exact time thunderstorms will batter Greater Manchester this weekend

The national forecaster issued three weather warnings on Wednesday

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15 h. ago UK weather maps show where and when torrential rain will hit as Met Office warns of flooding, lightning strikes and power cuts

After a lovely spring and start to the summer, Wales is in for a wet and thundery few days

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15 h. ago Met Office issues SIX weather warnings for thunder, lightning, hail and floods

Britain is bracing for a weather double-whammy as the Met Office issues six separate warnings for thunderstorms, torrential rain, hail, and flash floods while other parts of the UK are officially in drought.

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16 h. ago Met Office verdict on 'Spanish plume' set to bring 'explosive thunderstorms' to UK

A phenomenon known as the Spanish Plume is about to shake up UK weather

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18 h. ago Live updates as flooding caused by heavy rain shuts lane on M4 near Swansea and Neath

Drivers have been warned of poor driving conditions after a Met Office warning for thundery showers

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20 h. ago Met Office issues thunderstorm and heavy rain weather warning for Greater Manchester

The Met Office has issued the weather warning for Saturday

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20 h. ago London could see hottest day of the year this week as thunderstorms also forecast

A yellow heat warning has been issued for parts of the UK this week, including London

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20 h. ago Met Office issue three day weather warning misery as thunderstorms and torrential rain hit Wales

20 counties across Wales are set to be affected by the storms

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21 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway to be hit by flash floods and thunderstorms this weekend as weather warning issued

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Saturday and also fears there could be hail and strong gusts of wind.

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22 h. ago Weather maps show where 40mm of rain will fall in Wales today

A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office with heavy rain to hit in the coming hours

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22 h. ago Met Office latest on when rain will hit Manchester over Parklife weekend

It could be a mixed bag over the next few days

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22 h. ago Met Office predicts 29C on Friday but heavy rain and thunder on its way

High temperatures, heavy showers and thunder is forecast as we head towards the weekend

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25 h. ago Met Office forecast details exact areas to see 40mm of rain amid monster thunderstorms

Two weather warnings are in place today for storms - and a further warning is in place for Friday and Satutday - as the weather changes from 25.9C sunshine to gloomy skies

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26 h. ago UK weather: Exact time thunderstorms end as three Met Office warnings issued

Thunderstorms are set to drench millions of Brits this week with three Met Office warnings issued - half a month's rain in the space of a few hours is on the cards

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29 h. ago Prince William's desperate mission as 'things need to change' at Dartmoor

Dartmoor National Park faces greater heat stress for crops and livestock in summer and increased and more extreme rainfall in winter, according to the Met Office's research

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31 h. ago UK could see hottest day of the year so far with thunderstorms set to hit

Temperatures may reach 30C on Friday but heavy rain is set to lash parts of the country.

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