Britain today woke up from a stiflingly hot night’s sleep to warnings of rain and thunderstorms – as forecasts showed the weather will remain hot and humid throughout the week.
The UK’s Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms and rain throughout the country as it forecast temperatures will hit highs of 31C in the coming days.
Forecasts show the UK will experience hot and humid weather over the coming week, with temperatures expected to hit highs of 30C in Leeds this afternoon.
Today’s warm weather is, however, likely to be broken up by rain and thunderstorms throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The soaring soaring heat that is set to hit Britain today follow a stiflingly hot night last night that saw temperatures throughout the country linger at more than 20C.
Britain today woke up from a stiflingly hot night’s sleep to warnings of rain and thunderstorms (File photo: Beachgoers shelter from the rain in Bournemouth)
The Met Office issued yellow warnings for rain and thunderstorms throughout the country
The warm night saw Brits take to social media this morning to complain about the impact of the heat on their sleep.
Twitter users posted a torrent of complaints on the social media platform, claiming the 20C heat had kept them up all night.
Looking ahead, four yellow thunderstorm warnings are in place from 12pm to 9pm on Monday.
The yellow warnings cover parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, much of southern England and the Midlands and most of Wales.
The Met Office says people in these areas should be conscious of the potential for sudden flooding and transport difficulties.
A yellow warning for rain has also been released covering southern parts of England and Wales until 9am on Monday.
Forecasts show the UK will experience hot and humid weather throughout the week (File photo: Beachgoers at Bournemouth beach in Dorset)
Social media users took to Twitter to complain about last night’s 20C temperatures
They claimed the 20C heat kep them up all night
Twitter users complained last night’s heat was too hot to sleep
Twitter users complained their rooms feel like saunas due to the heat
The warnings come after mercury hit highs of 32C at Kew Gardens in south-west London on Sunday.
The soaring temperatures meant the UK experienced hotter heat than Monaco and the French riviera, where temperatures languished in the low 20s.
Nonetheless, temperatures fell just short of this year’s record high of 32.2C which was reached on Saturday.
The heat was, however, broken up by scattered showers that saw a total of 28.6mm of rain fell in Charlwood, Surrey, on Sunday afternoon – a volume equivalent to almost half the average for the whole month of June.
Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said: ‘One or two spots have had quite significant rainfall in a short period.
‘On Monday, we’re expecting a fine and hot start, temperatures rising fairly quickly during the course of the morning under strong early summer sunshine and that’s likely to spark a few thundery showers.
‘Parts of Wales and England will see 30mm of rain in an hour, 60 to 80mm in some spots.
‘North parts of Northern Ireland, south-west Scotland and the Highlands could see 20 to 30mm of rain in an hour during the thunderstorms, and 40 to 50mm in some spots.
The UK is forecast to experience another day of warm weather
LONDON: People shade themselves from the sun under a tree in Richmond Park, London as temperatures over the weekend hit highs of more than 30C
RICHMOND PARK, LONDON: The toasty temperatures are expected to continue over the coming week after sizzling heat this weekend
THREE SHIRES HEAD: People enjoy the hot weather by Three Shires Head on the River Dane, where Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet
SOUTHEND: Crowds of people gathered to enjoy this weekend’s warm sunny weather on Jubilee beach
‘Potentially we are looking at a month’s worth of rain falling. The highest temperatures will be around Birmingham and in Wales.
‘It will widely be 24C to 28C on Monday, with some spots sitting at the 30C to 32C mark.
‘It will be warmer than Monaco, where it has hit 24.7C on Sunday and is expected to be 22 to 24C on Monday.’
Slightly cooler temperatures are on the way from Tuesday onwards, with Thursday and Friday in the mid-high 20s, the forecaster added.
Mr Stroud said: ‘We are likely to see the hot weather continue although high pressure is starting to build in.
‘That’s going to kill off the showers and moving into next week the temperature will dip slightly to the mid to high 20s.’
The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber alert for hot weather until 9am on Tuesday in the West Midlands, East Midlands, east of England, South East and South West.
A further yellow alert, which is less serious and says there may be some disruption to services due to weather conditions, is in place for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and Humber regions of England, as well as London.
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