UK climate: Thunderstorm caution for England and Wales

A yellow climate caution has been issued for thunderstorms, which might result in flooding in portions of England and Wales.

The caution covers spaces together with Wales, the Midlands, west of England, London and the South East from 12:00 BST to 22:00 on Monday, the Met Office mentioned.

Up to 50mm (1.9in) of rain may fall inside a couple of hours, with an opportunity of delays and a few cancellations to coach and bus services and products.

England has had its driest begin to spring for 69 years, the Environment Agency mentioned previous this month.

Showers are forecast to float in from the south within the early hours of Monday, the Met Office mentioned.

Temperatures around the board are because of stay delicate within the top teenagers or early 20s.

The Met Office mentioned there was once the “potential for minor localised issues” and flash flooding.

Sunshine and settled prerequisites will go back throughout the United Kingdom for the remainder of the week, with temperatures forecast to achieve 23C in some portions.

Last week, the Environment Agency warned that water firms that extra should be executed to safeguard water provides.

Many puts have long past with none rain for weeks, together with Preston in Lancashire and portions of Fife that have been dry since mid-April.

According to the United Kingdom Centre for Ecology and Hydrology’s 3 month Drought Index, massive portions of the United Kingdom are within the ‘extraordinarily dry’ class.