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to the end of the month with rain and showers over much of the country including hail and thunder in northern areas on the 25 th . It was provisionally the sunniest spring on record for the UK with 653.3 hours of sunshine recorded exceeding the previous sunniest spring, 2020, by over 27 hours. It was also

). Radar image uses 2 km data from Clee Hill radar. Please note: The empirical relationship between radar reflectivity and rainfall rate is fixed whereas in reality this is highly dependent on precipitation type and is very different for rain and hail. Daily weather extremes Highest Maximum

will spread across much of the UK through the day on Sunday with nowhere immune from the chance of seeing them. “Some downpours could lead to impacts on the transport network and with thunderstorms likely in places some temporary power disruption is possible. There is also the risk of hail

, and removing blockages and debris which has built up in culverts and drainage grids etc.” The weather will remain unsettled this weekend, with a wind warning in place for Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England on Saturday, where blustery showers of rain, hail and sleet are expected.  Sunday

will be slow-moving and lead to some heavy downpours, accompanied by hail and thunder at times.” The focus for the showers, some of which are likely to be slow-moving, is expected to change over the course of the weekend. On Saturday, the heaviest showers are likely to be focused across Northern Ireland

in place for large parts of the country.  Dan continued: “Whilst some places within warning areas could miss thunderstorms altogether and enjoy a warm, bright day, where they do develop torrential downpours, hail, lightning and gusty winds are likely and a few spots could see as much as 40-60mm

is characterised by frequent showers at any time of the year. In the winter months when convection is most vigorous over the sea, hail and thunder are common across much of the western and northern side of the British Isles. However, eastern Britain may see fewer showers as here the surface heating is reduced

gauge). Radar imagery The animation below uses 15-minute data between 1030 GMT and 1930 GMT. The images are composites, based on a mixture of the best resolutions available. Please note: The empirical relationship between radar reflectivity and rainfall rate is fixed whereas in reality this is highly dependent on precipitation type and is very different for rain and hail. Last updated: 18 August 2015 © Crown Copyright

A number of Yellow thunderstorm warnings have been issued for the UK, highlighting the potential for frequent lightning, large hail and flash flooding impacts from the intense rainfall which could see values of at least 50mm in a two or three-hour period in a few places. Dan Suri is the Met

. These showers will be heavy and thundery in places, and could be accompanied by hail, all of which could again adversely affect driving conditions. Sunday looks better for many with sunny spells and patchy cloud away from Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Here there will be steadily increasing cloud