A Spanish Plume has brought heat, heavy thunderstorms and flash flooding in some parts of UK. The plume carried hot, unstable air from France, which made the temperatures to rise. London’s temperature hit 30.7°C on Friday. Similar temperatures were recorded across the region.
A Spanish plume is a weather situation in which high altitude jet stream dips southward just west of Europe. This phenomenon drives hot and humid air towards north-northeastern Europe including the British Isles.
It was due to this heat that torrential rains were seen in parts of the country. Around 21 mm of rain fell in just one hour in the village of Bramham, West Yorkshire. The authorities have issued a yellow warning for the downpours in parts of Midlands, parts of east England, north England and south Scotland. More spells of heavy thunderstorms are expected across southwest England and into Wales, northern parts of England, south and southeast parts of Scotland. There are small chances of tornados across the region. It is to be noted that tornados are not common over this region.
Similar weather could spread southwards into northern and central Europe during this week. After this spell of unsettled weather cooler weather is set to return over the region.
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