 Britain is braced for more heavy rain and thunderstorms after a very soggy Saturday. Wimbledon and the Ashes Test match at Headingley in Leeds were both disrupted by the weather yesterday – but they may have better luck today. Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said it would be a bright start for many on Sunday but heavy rain was still likely to return to the north-east and possibly the south-east of England too. 'But for many, through the day, it's a case of sunny spells and scattered showers,' he said. 'Some of the showers will be heavy, particularly over parts of Northern Ireland.' A Met Office warning is now in place for Northern Ireland with heavy winds and hail forecast before the day is over, bringing the potential for flooding. People enjoy the hot weather at Lincoln's Inn Fields in central London (Picture: PA) People walk through the moat at the Tower of London (Picture: PA) Heavy showers are also expected to fall across Wales, the Midlands and south-west England this afternoon. Temperatures are expected to stay a little lower compared to Saturday with highs of 25C and 26C in England. Mr Dewhurst said: 'Those showers continue to rumble on through Sunday evening, some heavy bursts possible but they do ease by the end of the day. 'And then, overnight, it's generally dry for most with clear spells (and) just a scattering of showers, largely in the south and the west, just one or two across north-east Scotland as well.' A bright start is then predicted for Monday for most parts of the UK with lots of sunny spells forecast, but that is expected to be followed by spells of heavy rain in western parts. Mr Dewhurst said: 'We will see a risk an increasing risk of some heavy rain through western parts of the UK, a little bit of uncertainty over where this main band of rain will end up by Monday afternoon. 'Around it we'll see a mixture of sunny spells and heavy showers. Some of these will be thundery){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Britain is braced for more heavy rain and thunderstorms after a very soggy Saturday.
Wimbledon and the Ashes Test match at Headingley in Leeds were both disrupted by the weather yesterday – but they may have better luck today.
Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said it would be a bright start for many on Sunday but heavy rain was still likely to return to the north-east and possibly the south-east of England too.
‘But for many, through the day, it’s a case of sunny spells and scattered showers,’ he said.