Thunder warnings for London as September heatwave goes out with a bang: Met Workplace points yellow warnings throughout Britain with heavy rain set to lash the nation after week-long 30C scorcher

London and the South East have been slapped with a yellow climate warning for thunderstorms as Britain’s September heatwave appears poised to come back to a dramatic finish.

The Met Office says the alert, which incorporates hazard of ‘flooding and disruption’, will probably be in place from 12pm till 8pm on Tuesday, with the potential for highway closures, energy cuts and disruption to public transport.

A yellow climate alert for rain can be in place for elements of the nation the place heavy showers may trigger flooding and have an effect on journey routes this morning.

The lashings of rain set to batter the nation and the drop in temperatures to 22C comes after a record-breaking heatwave that noticed 32.5C recorded in some areas.

In some rural elements of northern England temperatures will plunge into single figures, with frost on the horizon for some areas. 

A yellow climate warning for thunderstorms has been issued within the South East 

Thunderstorms are anticipated within the South East after they made landfall in Wales final week (pictured, Builth Wells in Powys)

Torrential downpours in Newcastle on Sunday noticed roads flooded. Forecasters have warned motorists in northern England and the South East to be alert to disruption on the roads 

Rain showers are set to batter elements of England at the moment, bringing the record-breaking September heatwave to an finish 

The Met Workplace has issued a yellow climate warning for elements of the nation, the place heavy showers may trigger flooding and have an effect on journey routes this morning 

Meteorologist Alex Deakin mentioned: ‘On Tuesday throughout the South East temperatures will stay within the excessive teenagers whereas within the north, temperatures will drop right down to single figures. 

‘The distinction is being created by a climate entrance, a line of cloud and outbreaks of rain which might be slowly trickling south, with one or two heavy showers.

‘Nonetheless heat throughout the South East, and nonetheless the humidity, which can set off one or two heavy, maybe even thundery showers, all through the afternoon.’

Tomorrow, all elements of the nation will stay cooler with sunny spells, earlier than rain arrives within the afternoon.

Spells of rain will proceed later into the week earlier than climate turning hotter and humid once more within the South East on Saturday, bringing the danger of extra thunderstorms.

Trying ahead to subsequent week, a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers will proceed. 

Humid circumstances will probably carry heavy, thundery outbreaks of rain and sustained showers. 

As October begins, temperatures are prone to stay above common, the forecaster added, with extra heat spells anticipated than regular.  

The September heatwave noticed hundreds of individuals pull a sickie to take advantage of the hovering temperatures. 

BrightHR, which displays absence amongst greater than 800,000 employees, informed the Every day Star the variety of Britons recorded as off work yesterday to take pleasure in 28C may rise by a fifth.

BRISTOL: Folks with umbrellas cover themselves from the rain on Sunday as they have a look at Clifton Suspension Bridge 

KENT: Earlier this week hundreds flocked to seashores up and down the nation to take advantage of scorching temperatures 

CAMBRIDGE: Folks having fun with punting alongside the River Cam earlier this week

KENT: Paddleboarders and sailors headed out to take advantage of the balmy climate circumstances 

BRIGHTON: Greater than 150,000 beachgoers flocked to the shores of Brighton final week 

The spell of scorching climate broke the document for essentially the most consecutive days with temperatures above 30C in September, with Saharan mud producing vivid sunsets and sunrises within the clear circumstances.

The Met Workplace mentioned the very best temperature on Sunday was recorded in Cambridge, at 32.5C.

Met Workplace meteorologist Tom Morgan mentioned the heatwave is ‘unprecedented’.

It noticed 150,000 folks head to Brighton seaside over the weekend, and Blackpool pulling in 100,000 sunseekers.

The climate triggered a contemporary wave of well being warnings, creating fears the NHS will come beneath stress, as these with coronary heart circumstances or respiration difficulties are put at most danger.

Some occasions had been additionally cancelled. Dogfest, set to happen final weekend at Knebworth Home, Hertfordshire, was referred to as off after the climate circumstances had been deemed ‘not in the very best pursuits of canines’.

The circumstances made the UK hotter than Malaga on the Costa del Sol, which was solely set to achieve 28C (82F) over the weekend.