The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for Wales and much of central and southern England on Monday.
The mini heatwave enjoyed by the UK for much of May, will be replaced by significantly more changeable weather: heavy showers will hit parts of the UK which could lead to thunderstorms and flooding.
The warning is in place from 12pm to 10pm, and forecasters have warned that spray and sudden storm flooding may lead to road closures, travel cancellations, and even the potential for power cuts.
The Met Office has warned drivers to take particular care, as spray and sudden flooding could make driving difficult.
Temperatures will remain, however, above 20°C for most of the country.
Yellow weather warning issued
Thunderstorms across parts of England and Wales
Monday 1200 – 2200
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It also said there was a small chance of homes and businesses being flooded quickly, with floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds causing damage to some buildings.
A yellow weather warning means there is a very low likelihood but medium impact.
The weather will settle by Tuesday, with a few isolated showers in the southwest. From Wednesday onwards, it will remain dry and sunny with widespread warm sunshine, and a little cloud along the eastern coasts.
How to prepare for flooding and thunderstorms
Being in the eye of the storm can be stressful but the Met Office has several recommendations – starting off with keeping an eye on your local weather forecast, as these can change quickly.
Is your home or place of work at risk of flash flooding? If so, prepare a flood plan and an emergency flood kit. Before the winds, check that all moveable objects like bins, garden furniture, trampolines, gazebos, sheds and so on are well secured. Check road conditions and travel timetables before heading out so you can change plans if necessary. Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, and amending your travel plans if necessary. Gather helpful equipment in advance of a power cut: torches, batteries, a charged power bank for your mobile, and anything else you might need. If you hear thunder while outside, find a safe enclosed shelter such as a car. Do not shelter under or near trees or anything else which may be struck by lightning, and move to lower ground if you are up high.In Scotland, fire crews are still tackling a large wildfire that broke out in West Lothian on Saturday.
Fifty crew were sent to the fire on Saturday along with nine appliances including a helicopter and all were still in place on Sunday afternoon.
The fire service had earlier warned of an “extreme” risk of wildfires due to the warm, dry weather.
A helicopter drops water on a wildfire near a wooded area in West Lothian (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
By the end of April, new figures showed that the UK had had more wildfires this year than in any period since records began in 2012.
Nearly 30,000 hectares – or 116 square miles – of the country have been burned by 83 fires so far this year.
This is a larger area than has been burned in a full year since records began, according to the Global Wildfire Information System.
While wildfire season typically peaks in March and April, experts fear there could be a second wave at some point in June, July, August, and September – depending on how hot and dry the weather gets.
“The risk is high for the coming weeks and into the summer,” Dr Thomas Smith of the London School of Economics told The i Paper.
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Wildfires in the first phase, which experts say could last until the end of May, typically occur in moorlands, especially in Scotland.
This is when the heather and gorse is in its dormant phase – before it starts greening up in mid-April, a process that involves sucking in moisture from the soil, which makes it harder to burn.
By contrast, any second wave of wildfires is usually concentrated in England and involves grasslands rather than heather.
Grass does not have a dormant phase, meaning that it is sucking moisture in all the year round. So it is only when it gets into the summer that temperatures can be hot enough to dry it out enough so that it burns, experts say.
Speaking on whether we can expect a second wave in the summer, Dr Smith said: “For grasslands, what’s happened during spring doesn’t really matter too much. If we have a heatwave, two weeks of dry weather, there’s no real difference in risk between this year or last year.
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