A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued for south east England tomorrow, with the potential for disruption.
The alert issued from midnight to 3pm tomorrow covers south and jap England.
It says driving circumstances may very well be affected by spray, standing water and even hail and there could also be delays to coach companies, energy cuts, flooding and lightning strikes.
However whereas the forecast rain and downpours final week make it unlikely this summer time – June, July and August – will see document dryness, forecasters warn there must be a interval of above common rainfall to ease the drought.
A hosepipe ban got here into place in London in the present day for the primary time in a decade as a result of a scarcity of rainfall over the summer time months and heatwaves pushing up demand for water.
The continuing dry climate has seen drought declared throughout swathes of England, with parched grass and struggling crops, streams drying up and river, reservoir and aquifer ranges low.
Heavy rain is anticipated for some areas of the UK on Thursday and Friday, with elements of the South East probably seeing 5-15mm of rain fall over three hours.
However the financial institution vacation is anticipated to be largely dry with heat sunny spells, although presumably wetter within the North West.
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