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Summer looks like it’s over as month’s worth of rain to fall on Sunday | UK News


A group of people take a selfie on the Millennium Bridge, London, during a rain shower (Picture: PA)

This week’s Indian summer sunshine is set to be washed out by a month’s worth of rainfall on Sunday.

The Met Office has warned of a ‘small chance’ lives could be put at risk in thunderstorms which are expected to hit the south west of England and south Wales.

It has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across the region between 7am and 6pm, covering major cities including Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea.

Homes and businesses could also be in danger of flooding quickly in ‘torrential downpours’, although the risk is said to be low, as up to 70mm of rain falls in a few hours in some spots.

The September average rainfall for the region is 92.45mm.

Buildings could also be damaged by lightning, hail or strong winds as well as floodwater.

There is also a ‘small chance’ of power cuts or that other services to homes and businesses could be lost while some communities could also be cut off by floodwater, the forecaster said.

Dog walkers brave the wet weather at Longsands beach in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, on the North East coast of England. Temperatures could hit 30C in parts of the UK this week after heavy rain drenches the country. Picture date: Monday August 14, 2023. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Dog walkers brave the wet weather at Longsands beach in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear (Picture: PA)

People walking along the Millennium Bridge, London, during a rain shower, as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across the Midlands for thunderstorms and the south of England for strong winds. Picture date: Wednesday August 2, 2023. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

People walking along the Millennium Bridge, London, during a rain shower (Picture: PA)

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock (14041583h) A man walks with an umbrella during a torrential downpour along Rushmere lake on Wimbledon Common, south west London. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind and heavy rain from Storm Antoni. affecting Wales and South east England Storm Antoni yellow warning for highs winds and torrential rain, Wimbledon Common, London, United Kingdom - 05 Aug 2023

A man walks with an umbrella during a torrential downpour along Rushmere lakeon Wimbledon Common, south west London (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock)

People planning on travelling face the prospect of delays or sudden cancellations to trains and busses.

Roads may be closed at short notice due to spray and sudden floods and ‘difficult driving conditions’ are expected on those that remain open.

Met Office meteorologist Rachel Ayers said the region has already seen some rain fall but it is expected to get worse later this weekend.

She added: ‘The heaviest and most persistent rain will be tomorrow morning, bringing a risk of some potential flooding in homes and businesses.’

Ms Ayers urged drivers to think about their stopping distances if they need to travel on a motorway and to look at the Met Office and RAC websites for updates before setting off.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock (14069398c) A car splashes through a large puddle in central London as a rain shower drenches the capital. UK weather: rain shower in London, England, United Kingdom - 26 Aug 2023

Roads may be closed at short notice due to spray and sudden floods and ‘difficult driving conditions’ are expected (Picture: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)

She said the region’s weather will ‘remain unsettled’ early next week, bringing ‘very changeable and autumnal’ conditions.

More heavy showers and even further thunderstorms are possible in the region early next week while the band of rain is set to move northwards.

Much of England and Wales will remain unaffected by the storms but lighter rain could fall across the north of England, Northern Ireland and the west of Scotland over the weekend.

Cloudy conditions are expected in unaffected areas, with a possibility of sunny spells that are ‘likely to be fairly limited’, while temperatures are not set to top the low 20s.

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