UK weather: Heavy rain and wind to bring June heatwave to an end

Met Office issues yellow weather warnings for rain

Heavy rain and wind will bring June’s heatwave to a close.

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rain in parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and the north of England.

The warnings will be in place between 6am on Sunday and 3pm on Monday, with gusts of up to 50mph expected in some areas.

It comes after the hottest day of the year so far was recorded on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching 32.6C at Heathrow Airport.

Temperatures on Sunday are set to hit a maximum of 22C in London.

Other areas will not be as warm, with highs in the mid to late teens.

Met Office forecaster Craig Snell said: “On the whole, certainly much more unsettled and cooler than what a lot of the UK experienced a couple of days ago.

“The wettest and the windiest weather will be across the northern half of the UK.”

He said the areas that weather warnings have been issued for can expect some “very wet weather”.

A total of 40mm to 50mm of rain is likely to fall quite widely, and a few places may see 90mm to 120mm, with the largest volumes most likely across higher parts of Cumbria and Lancashire.

The Met Office is warning that the heavy persistent rain may lead to some disruption.

On Monday, wet and windy weather is expected across central and northern areas for much of the day. Elsewhere will see breezy weather with bright or sunny spells, though it will feel rather cool.

The rest of the week will see rain or showers for most, though they are not likely to be as heavy as those in previous days.

By Thursday it is forecast to be drier and generally cool, but will be warmer at times in the south.