Yellow Weather warnings in place across UK
Areas of heavy rain could disrupt travel on Sunday
Last updated 22nd Sep 2024
A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for much of the UK, lasting until midnight tonight (Sunday 22nd September).
The Met warns of spray and flooding leading to difficult driving conditions as well as some rural areas potentially being cut off by flooding.
This comes as British Summer time officially ends and we enter the Autumn Equinox.
Thunder and lightning, hail and rain struck various parts of the country on Saturday, including Luton, Bedfordshire, St Albans in Hertfordshire, and Cornwall, with heavy downpours in London, Wales and Birmingham.
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: “With Sunday marking the autumnal equinox summer has now officially come to an end, and it ended with a bang for some of us.
“Into the early hours of the morning we’ll also see our next batch of thundery rain moving its way into southern areas of England as well.”
He continued: “We do then have a rain warning in force throughout Sunday for this band of rain that’s going to be moving across Wales, central southern areas of England.
“Some very heavy pulses are possible with some surface water issues, travel disruption, so it is worth taking care if you are out and about or travelling during the day.”