Britons have right this moment been warned to brace for recent thunderstorms and heavy rain as sudden downpours are anticipated to hit elements of the nation after greater than 36,000 lightning strikes beat the nation final evening.

Climate is about to be depressing all week with rain and showers persevering with till Sunday and thunderstorms battering the nation till not less than Thursday.

The Met Workplace right this moment issued a warning to count on thunder and downpours throughout massive elements of Nice Britain, with showers additionally anticipated to linger all through the week as Britain’s dry summer season attracts to an in depth.

Whereas the onset of rain could be welcomed by Britain’s farmers after one of many driest summers on file, temperatures are believed to have hit 25C (77F) in elements of East Anglia right this moment

Regardless of this morning’s climate having a clearer begin for a lot of the nation, Brits have been warned to arrange for a combination of showers and longer spells of rain all through the day.

The Scottish Setting Safety Company (SEPA) has additionally put in 4 flood alerts protecting a lot of the east of the nation in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen, Dundee and Angus, Findhorn Nairn Moray and Speyside and Tayside.

SEPA mentioned that heavy rain and thundery showers on Tuesday and in a single day into Wednesday morning might trigger flooding impacts from floor water and flooding from small rivers.

They mentioned that city areas and the transport community are at a specific threat and there could also be tough driving situations.

Stormy climate: The Central Pier in Blackpool after a storm handed by way of late final evening as extra moist and stormy climate is forecast for right this moment

Lighting strikes on the Tennyson Monument at Freshwater on Isle of Wight, a memorial to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the Victorian Poet Laureate, which stands on the best level of Tennyson Down, alongside an extended chalk ridge and sheer cliffs

Lightning flashes over Liverpool final evening as greater than 36,000 lightning strikes had been recorded throughout the UK in simply 12 hours

The sky lit up purple reveals dramatic lightning strikes over Mow Cop Citadel in Staffordshire final evening because the storm moved in over the 18th century folly

Lightning over Lytham Windmill in Lytham St Annes in Lancashire final evening as darkish storm clouds may be seen transferring in over the historic landmark, which was in-built 1805

Flash flooding in a single day additionally brought about a mudslide on the A358 close to Combe Florey, Somerset on Tuesday morning

If a flood alert is issued on your space, it is best to stay alert and vigilant and make early preparations for potential flooding, SEPA say. But when that is upgraded to a flood warning rapid motion to guard your self and property ought to be taken.

Ellie Wilson, meteorologist on the Met Workplace, mentioned: ‘It is going to be a showery day because it has been right this moment, particularly in London, with a threat of thunderstorms notably by way of the afternoon from noon onwards.

‘That is persevering with all the best way till late afternoon, early night. There’s an opportunity of hail too. In Scotland, a little bit little bit of a drier begin however cloudy tomorrow morning.

‘There is a slow-moving entrance that is going to maneuver northwards by way of the late morning within the afternoon, which can deliver some rain and drizzle over the hills. There’s additionally going to be some showers as nicely all through the day in Scotland.

‘In London, temperatures-wise, it should be 24C to 25C, nonetheless feeling fairly muggy. In Scotland, highs will attain 18C to 20C.’

The UK was final evening battered by downpours after greater than 36,000 lightning strikes had been recorded throughout the nation and greater than three inches of rain had been predicted to hit in some areas.

Flooding, injury to buildings and the lack of electrical energy to companies and houses may be skilled right this moment – whereas motorists had been warned to be cautious of standing water, hail and gusty winds.  

It comes because the Met Workplace’s yellow warning was in place throughout southwest England and Wales final evening with excessive climate and heavy downpours spreading northwards and up in direction of Scotland all through the night and early morning. 

Storm clouds and lightning over the English Channel seen from the seaside in Selsey, West Sussex, yesterday night

A streak of lightning lights up the evening sky over the Mersey Gateway Bridge in Cheshire on Monday night

The Met Workplace right this moment issued a warning to count on thundery and moist climate throughout massive elements of the nation, with showers additionally anticipated to linger all through the week as Britain’s dry summer season attracts to an in depth. Pictured: A bolt of lightning is seen from the shores of Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight

Whereas the onset of rain could be welcomed by Britain’s farmers after one of many driest summers on file, by mid-afternoon right this moment temperatures might hit 25C (77F) in elements of East Anglia

Two yellow thunderstorm warnings had been in place over the UK for hours final evening, and one was in place till 6am Tuesday

Lightning strikes over Canary Wharf enterprise park buildings shortly earlier than midnight on Monday, as thunderstorms are set to proceed all through Tuesday

On Monday evening, storms raged in massive elements of the nation – together with south-east England, south-west England, most of Northern Eire, Wales, the east of England, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire.

A Met Workplace spokesperson mentioned final evening: ‘Heavy downpours and thunderstorms could result in tough driving situations throughout Monday night throughout Wales, western England and Northern Eire.

‘Heavy showers are persevering with to push northeastwards, now transferring into south Wales and Devon.

‘Some clear spells forward of this, however low cloud will start pushing into northeastern coasts of Scotland. With an space of low stress slowly transferring throughout the UK this week, the climate will stay unsettled.’

The Met Workplace has additionally forecasted difficult situations all through the rest of the week.

The climate forecaster has predicted thunderstorms within the south-west within the early hours of tomorrow morning, earlier than spreading to a lot of the remainder of the UK later within the morning.

The thunderstorms ae forecast to cowl a lot of the south coast, Wales, the west midlands, and the north, massive swathes of Scotland, and Northern Eire – with simply the east and south east remaining largely thunder-free.

The south coast of England, the south of Wales and Norwich are forecast thunderstorms early on Thursday morning.

Thunderstorms will then unfold to the midlands and south east within the later elements of the morning and to even bigger areas of central England and reappearing in Scotland north of Edinburgh round noon.

These are forecast to then dissipate on Thursday afternoon and there aren’t any thunderstorms at present predicted by the Met Workplace later this week.

Lightning was captured lighting up the skies over Portsmouth Harbour in Hampshire on Sunday night. Extra thunderstorms and torrential rain are forecast for right this moment

The Met workplace has warned that extra thunderstorms are on the best way after 36,000 lightning strikes his the UK on Sunday

Hearth engines are pictured exterior a house in Littlehampton, West Sussex after lightning struck at round 10.30pm on Monday

Alex Deakin, meteorologist with the Met Workplace, mentioned: ‘We frequently have one space of excessive stress controlling our climate, we have actually seen that rather a lot by way of the summer season. However one space of low stress controlling issues for plenty of days is pretty uncommon.

‘By the point we get to Thursday, that low stress is transferring in throughout the UK. The isobars simply maybe beginning to open up in locations. 

‘It may very well be fairly windy throughout the southwest on Wednesday evening for certain, however in any other case, as this low strikes in, what we might see is the showers turn into extra sluggish transferring so that they final a little bit longer they usually might drop extra rain.’

On Wednesday, there’ll proceed to be wet and thundery climate over many locations however central and northern England could have a way more gentle begin to the day. There will probably be a staying breeze within the southwest and northeast.

From Thursday, September 8 to Saturday, September 10, the climate is seeking to be principally showery and unsettled with some native heavy rain and thunder and drier climate within the West on Friday.

It is going to be windy at occasions across the coats with regular daytime temperatures and heat nights 

From Sunday onwards there’s vital uncertainty within the forecast, as Mr Deakin explains: ‘In the intervening time Saturday seems to be like being a largely dry day throughout the UK. Nonetheless a couple of showers right here and there however turning drier.

‘Nonetheless, there’s one other space of low stress which is gaining fairly a little bit of consideration. This one is bringing fairly a little bit of uncertainty into the forecast.

‘It is Hurricane Danielle within the subtropics now, because it drifts northwards it can not be a hurricane. However while you’ve obtained these extremely energetic programs, it does make the forecast extra sophisticated. It brings with it extra uncertainty.’