The British will enjoy another week of wall sunshine after being flooded by nearly a month of rain in just one hour.
Lightning strikes, heavy showers and hail slammed central and southern England after the Metropolitan Office imposed a yellow thunderstorm warning.
Now, the Environment Agency has issued ten flood alerts, including seven rivers in the West Midlands, two rivers in Hertfordshire and two Oxfordshire.
In the warning, England is at risk of summer drought as the driest start in 69 years has resulted in lower reservoir levels, struggling crops and wildfires.
However, as the temperature in Blackpool in Lancashire reached 27.4c (81.3f) yesterday, Scotland has reached 27.4c (81.3f) of wetness so far and the situation is also wet.
South Ayrshire’s Auchincruive hit 25.4C (77.7F) hotter than Los Angeles and surpassed the 24.4C (75.9F) recorded in Aboyne, Aboyne, April 30.
Today’s temperature is set to today’s temperature will reach 26C (79F), followed by tomorrow’s 24C (75F), and then 20C (68F) to 22C (72F) daily between Thursday and next Monday.
By far, the hottest day of the year in the UK is still May 1, when the country saw its warmest start at 29.3C (84.7F) in London’s Kew Gardens.
A woman was walking through Kent town in north London during heavy rain yesterday
Max Weissenstein, two-year-old, splashed in the water after raining in Kent town yesterday
A woman was walking through Kent town in north London during heavy rain yesterday
Yesterday afternoon, Ellie Glaisyer, forecaster for the Metropolitan Office, said: “We have seen a lot of thunderstorms, mainly in central and southern England, and then drove northwest in the past few hours into parts of Wales.
“One or two that just affected one or two in the northwest part of England, we also saw one or two heading towards the Irish Sea.”
Ms Glaisyer said radar images showed rainfall dropped 40mm (1.6 inches) to 50mm (2 inches) in some parts of England yesterday afternoon.
The average rainfall in May is 70 mm (2.8 inches), so three weeks of rain were seen in just one hour.
“We have seen reports of hail, many lightning strikes, all within that warning area,” she continued.
The thunderstorm warning continued until 10 pm last night and then showered overnight.
Today, there may still be rain and thunderstorms throughout southern England, but for the rest of the week, the weather is stable.
Dan Harris, deputy chief meteorologist at the Metropolitan Office, said: “While there may be some showers in southwestern England and South Wales on Wednesday, high pressure will be firmly responsible for the rest of the week, leaving people settled, dry, and mostly sunny.
This week’s forecast for the Metropolitan Office in London is now at a high sunshine of 26c
The temperatures during the day will be much higher than the average temperature away from the coast, with intakes as low as the mid-20s in many central, southern and western regions.
‘The temperature will be cooler when it is near the North Sea coast and in the north of Scotland. Overnight, clear skies mean we can also expect some cold nights.
He added: “The weather for settlement is also expected to continue into the weekend as the high pressure remains centered around the UK, and while clouds and early fog may become more extensive, this gradual retreat to the coast during the day.”
The National Fire Services Commission (NFCC) said fire services in England and Wales have responded to 464 wildfires so far this year.
