Thunderstorms and torrential downpours may bring disruption to parts of England and Wales today, the Met Office says.
Thunderstorms and torrential downpours are expected to break out across central England and Wales today (12 June).
A yellow weather warning is in place between 12:00pm and 21:00pm, with large rainfall expected in a short amount of time.
The Met Office says the following things are to be expected:
- Flooding of homes and businesses could happen quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds
- Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- Some communities might become cut off if roads flood
- Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services
- Power cuts might occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost
- Fast flowing or deep floodwater is possible, causing a danger to life
You can find advice for what to do during a storm here.
Over the weekend, parts of the UK saw heavy rainfall and storms following a rise in temperatures.
Milton Keynes is set to see highs of up to 26 degrees today.
Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said: "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, southwest Scotland and the Highlands could see 20 to 30mm of rain in an hour during the thunderstorms, and 40 to 50mm in some spots.
"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."
