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UK weather forecast – Brits braced for flash floods TONIGHT but heatwave and 30 degree heat is on the way
BRITS are set to be battered by flash floods and thunderstorms tonight, just before a scorching 30C heatwave hitting the UK this week.
Forecasters have issued a “danger to life” warning as “violent thunderstorms” are expected this evening and are likely to last into tomorrow.
If that wasn’t bad enough many Brits will have to battle torrential rain, flash flooding, frequent lightning as well as hail and high winds this evening and Tuesday.
Rain and thunderstorms are set to make way for sunshine and warmth in time for Glastonbury this weekend, according to the Met Office.
The June washout will continue on Monday and Tuesday, with severe Met Office weather warnings for rain and thunderstorms covering large parts of the UK.
However, hot air moving in from continental Europe will bring with it drier, sunnier and warmer conditions, and by Saturday parts of London could get as hot as 35C.
Met Office forecaster Luke Miall said: “A pulse is coming up from around south-east England and could give the risk of violent thunderstorms.
“Some will see very heavy rain, flash flooding, frequent lightning, hail and winds all thrown in.”
Although western regions would be much drier and would be in for anther muggy night.
Commuters on Tuesday morning are likely in the a wet start in many places but humid air coming up from the south will see warm temperatures first thing.
As the week progresses the heat is forecast to build, with southern areas getting the hottest weather.
Peak daily temperatures across much of England and Wales are predicted to be well above 20C all week.
Scotland and Northern Ireland will be slightly cooler, although the mercury is expected to rise above 20C on Saturday.
Met Office spokeswoman Nicola Maxey said: “The continent is seeing some very high temperatures, with record-breaking temperatures expected across France, Spain and Belgium.
“We are not seeing temperatures as hot as Europe, but it will be warm for the UK.”
She added: “By Saturday we could be looking at 30C in the south, with London looking at 30C but with isolated spots of 33C, 34C or 35C, maybe.”
Last year’s record for June, a month in which the UK was hit by a series of wildfires, was 33C recorded at Porthmadog in Gwynedd.
Glastonbury festival-goers will be treated to consistently warm and dry weather, with temperatures expected to largely remain in the mid to high-20s throughout the weekend.
On Friday it could get as hot as 31C at the music festival.
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Both the UV index and the pollen count are forecast to remain high this week.
Ms Maxey said: “People who suffer from hay fever might feel quite uncomfortable.”
The highest temperature of the year so far was 28.8C, recorded in Norfolk on June 2.