UK weather: Huge yellow thunderstorm warning covers 90% of England as 'torrential downpours' expected
A severe weather alert for most of England and Wales could result in heavy rain showers causing problems for people in the UK.
The Met Office issued the alert early this morning and heavy rain will continue until just before midnight.
The regions of the East Midlands, Eastern England, London, Southeast England, Northeast England, Northwest England, Southwest England, West Midlands, Yorkshire & Humber, and Wales have all been named as areas affected by the weather alert.
The weather experts at the Met Office are predicting that there will be several rounds of intense rain and thunderstorms on Thursday, which could potentially cause some problems.
Massive yellow thunderstorm alert blankets 90% of England due to anticipated 'heavy rain showers'.
A severe weather alert for heavy rain has been issued for England and Wales.
In some regions, there may be 25-50 mm of rain falling in just a few hours.
The Environment Agency in England has only released 10 flood alerts, primarily in the Midlands and North East regions.
The newest alert from the Met Office has been issued as Brits endure a summer of unpredictable weather.
A lot of people were feeling positive that the summer season had arrived earlier this week, especially since Tuesday was recorded as the warmest day of the year up to that point.
The temperature in London is going to reach 28 degrees Celsius later today.
It was a scorching hot day in both Heathrow and Kew Gardens, with temperatures soaring to 32 degrees Celsius.
The UK Health Security Agency had to issue yellow heat health alerts in every part of England.
This is the second level of alerts out of four, ranking below amber and red. It indicates that the heat is not likely to have a significant impact on most people, but may still affect the elderly and vulnerable population.
Nevertheless, the Met Office is still predicting elevated temperatures for later today.
London is forecasted to reach a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius at 4pm, while Cardiff and Manchester are expected to see temperatures of 25C and 24C, respectively.
