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| Rain and thunderstorm forecasts prompt warning | Rain and thunderstorm forecasts prompt warning |
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| Heavy rain and thunderstorms have been forecast for parts of the country over the weekend. | Heavy rain and thunderstorms have been forecast for parts of the country over the weekend. |
| The Met Office has issued a weather warning for rain following concerns thunderstorms over France could move north to south-east England and East Anglia on Saturday. | The Met Office has issued a weather warning for rain following concerns thunderstorms over France could move north to south-east England and East Anglia on Saturday. |
| The thundery weather is expected to cover large parts of England on Sunday. | The thundery weather is expected to cover large parts of England on Sunday. |
| It brings an abrupt end to a spell of warm weather in July when temperatures passed 33C (91F). | |
| The Met Office issued a yellow rain alert for east, south-east England and the Midlands on Saturday - putting people on standby for heavy rain, travel disruption and surface water flooding. | The Met Office issued a yellow rain alert for east, south-east England and the Midlands on Saturday - putting people on standby for heavy rain, travel disruption and surface water flooding. |
| 'Lightning strikes' | |
| And the yellow warning has been extended to the north of England, Wales and the south-west on Sunday. | And the yellow warning has been extended to the north of England, Wales and the south-west on Sunday. |
| The south-east is forecast to receive the worst of the rain, with as much as 30mm of rain within an hour, and 50mm within three hours in some places, according to the Met Office. | The south-east is forecast to receive the worst of the rain, with as much as 30mm of rain within an hour, and 50mm within three hours in some places, according to the Met Office. |
| In its weather warning, the Met Office said: "Thunderstorms and areas of heavy, thundery rain are expected to move north from France during the course of Saturday afternoon and evening. | In its weather warning, the Met Office said: "Thunderstorms and areas of heavy, thundery rain are expected to move north from France during the course of Saturday afternoon and evening. |
| "The public should be aware of the risk of localised disruption to travel, due to surface water flooding and lightning strikes." | "The public should be aware of the risk of localised disruption to travel, due to surface water flooding and lightning strikes." |
| Despite the rain, temperatures will remain warm for most of the country with a high of 24C (75.2F) expected in central and eastern England on Sunday afternoon. | Despite the rain, temperatures will remain warm for most of the country with a high of 24C (75.2F) expected in central and eastern England on Sunday afternoon. |
| Glasgow and Ayrshire in Scotland, and Antrim and Down in Northern Ireland faced flooding on Thursday. | Glasgow and Ayrshire in Scotland, and Antrim and Down in Northern Ireland faced flooding on Thursday. |
| The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was called to flash floods around the country and a fire in a block of flats in Greenock, thought to have been caused by a lightning strike. | The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was called to flash floods around the country and a fire in a block of flats in Greenock, thought to have been caused by a lightning strike. |
| July saw the longest spell of hot weather to affect the whole of the UK since July 2006 as temperatures exceeded 28C somewhere in the country for 19 consecutive days. | July saw the longest spell of hot weather to affect the whole of the UK since July 2006 as temperatures exceeded 28C somewhere in the country for 19 consecutive days. |
| And the highest temperature for seven years - 33.5C - was recorded in west London earlier this month. | And the highest temperature for seven years - 33.5C - was recorded in west London earlier this month. |