Heavy showers and thunderstorms bring risk of flash flooding to UK

For many in the UK and Europe, the weather’s turn to cooler and showery this week will come as a welcome relief. But for farmers, it’ll be too little, too late after an unprecedented summer of heat, drought and fire.

The prolonged dry spell has come to an end with heavy, thundery showers continuing to sweep across the UK, as Ben Rich explains.

Warnings for northern England, eastern Scotland and Northern Ireland will come into force later on Wednesday.

The Met Office has forecast an ‘intense downpour’ across parts of England and Wales after the driest July on record

As torrential thundery showers make their way south, forecasters warn there could be flash flooding - because the ground is too hard to soak up the water.

Forecasters say intense showers might cause flooding as rain falls on dry, hard ground Floods and drought could hit the UK at the same time this week, with heavy rain forecast to fall on hard, parched soil. While some parts of the UK will have the “first meaningful rain for a…

Heavy showers are expected over the next few days, bringing a risk of flash flooding. But there are early indications heatwave conditions could return in September.