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| Flood alerts as heavy rain across the UK breaks heatwave | Flood alerts as heavy rain across the UK breaks heatwave |
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| More heavy rain has hit parts of the UK as the recent heatwave begins to seem like a distant memory. | More heavy rain has hit parts of the UK as the recent heatwave begins to seem like a distant memory. |
| However, forecasters said the hot weather was expected to return later this week, with temperatures up to 30C (86F) in the south-east on Thursday. | However, forecasters said the hot weather was expected to return later this week, with temperatures up to 30C (86F) in the south-east on Thursday. |
| Storms hit the south-west on Monday morning and were due to move north during the day. | Storms hit the south-west on Monday morning and were due to move north during the day. |
| Paul Knightley, a senior forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "There have been some nasty thunderstorms in the west country, around Bath and Bristol, and they are due to move on to the Midlands, north-west, Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland." | Paul Knightley, a senior forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "There have been some nasty thunderstorms in the west country, around Bath and Bristol, and they are due to move on to the Midlands, north-west, Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland." |
| A yellow warning of severe weather was issued by the Met Office for rain in Northern Ireland. | A yellow warning of severe weather was issued by the Met Office for rain in Northern Ireland. |
| It said that heavy, slow-moving and thundery showers were expected to develop on Monday afternoon, bringing the risk of some torrential downpours, particularly across northern areas. | It said that heavy, slow-moving and thundery showers were expected to develop on Monday afternoon, bringing the risk of some torrential downpours, particularly across northern areas. |
| It warned the public to be aware of the potential for localised flooding. | It warned the public to be aware of the potential for localised flooding. |
| The Environment Agency had two flood alerts in place in England and Wales, on a stretch of the river Trent in Derbyshire and by the lower river Eden in Cumbria. | The Environment Agency had two flood alerts in place in England and Wales, on a stretch of the river Trent in Derbyshire and by the lower river Eden in Cumbria. |
| Knightley said: "Some areas will see heavy rain tomorrow, with temperatures a shade below what you would expect, but they will begin to rise on Wednesday, when it may reach 23C to 24C in the south-east. | Knightley said: "Some areas will see heavy rain tomorrow, with temperatures a shade below what you would expect, but they will begin to rise on Wednesday, when it may reach 23C to 24C in the south-east. |
| "We can expect Thursday to be very warm or hot, with temperatures up to 30C in the south-east, 28C to 29C across the Midlands and 25C to 27C in the north. | "We can expect Thursday to be very warm or hot, with temperatures up to 30C in the south-east, 28C to 29C across the Midlands and 25C to 27C in the north. |
| "Friday should still be very warm, and there will be a growing risk of showers and thunderstorms at the weekend." | "Friday should still be very warm, and there will be a growing risk of showers and thunderstorms at the weekend." |
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