The last weekend was one of the warmest of the year across much of UK and the heat is likely to persist till Thursday.
Sunday was a wonderful day across much of UK with plenty of sunshine and temperatures more than 24°C in parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. One of the warmest places in the region was Crosby which recorded a temperature of 25.8°C on Sunday.
While the conditions will be more like mid-summer during the early part of June, thundery showers are likely to affect the region during the end of the week. This might hamper outdoor activities during the weekend.
Major threat of the downpours will be from southwest England right till the western Midlands, Wales into southwest Scotland. These showers will be short and heavy with more than 25 mm of rainfall expected. These downpours are capable of causing flash flooding in some areas. These thundershowers will be accompanied by strong winds, hail and frequent lightning.
Most areas will remain dry on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday the cloudiness will increase due to the approaching storm system from the Atlantic. This will lead to cooling effect over the region.
There are two music festivals during the end of the week in which more than 1,00,000 people gather to the Download Festival in Donington Park and the Isle of Wight Festival. These two festival could be hampered due to the showers. Brief thundershowers are possible on Friday and Saturday at both the events.
Major threat of thunderstorms will be on Sunday as a band of thunderstorms are expected to move over England and Wales.
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