Met Office Issued a Yellow Warning Across England and Wales Expecting 36,000 Lightning Strikes

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland for tonight.

The Met Office warning will be in effect from 8 p.m. tonight until 4 a.m. Monday, and it will include portions of London, the south, southwest, the Midlands, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Yellow warning in England and Wales

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The Met Office warned that some places might get deluges of 20mm to 30mm of rain in less than an hour, as per SkyNews.

High thunderstorms are expected to be accompanied by frequent lightning, hail, and strong gusts, particularly in southwestern England and Wales.

Motorists have been cautioned to expect more difficult driving conditions as a result of hail and spray from standing water on the roadways, and commuters can expect delays on rail services.

Storms might cause flooding in houses and structures, as well as property damage and short-term power outages due to lightning strikes and strong winds.

On Sunday, heavy rain and thunderstorms are predicted to build throughout southwest England before moving north into portions of Wales and Northern Ireland.

They are anticipated to be cleared by early Monday morning.

On Sunday, the second region of thunderstorms is expected to form through central southern England before moving north towards the Midlands.

And it looks that the rain will continue, with low pressure bringing unsettled conditions dominating the outlook for the coming week.

Jason Kelly, Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, stated that the day-to-day prediction is not yet definite, but added: "In general, many parts of the nation will have showers or longer periods of rain every day.

"More persistent rains are anticipated to bring a possibility of thunderstorms as well.

"And rainfall totals will rise in certain regions, most notably in the southwest, throughout the week."

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On Sunday night, thunder and lightning were observed over significant portions of the nation, including the southeast and southwest of England, the majority of Northern Ireland, Wales, the east of England, Northamptonshire, and Warwickshire, as per The Guardian.

The yellow thunderstorm warning, which encompassed the majority of the country's west coast, expired at 4 a.m. with no major interruption.

On Monday morning, BBC meteorologist Matt Taylor tweeted, "Over 36 thousand lightning strikes were reported in and around the UK in only 12 hours."

The weather had cleared by Monday morning, but the Met Office predicted additional downpours and storms.

Between 2 p.m. on Monday and 2 a.m. on Tuesday, another yellow weather warning for thunderstorms was in effect throughout half of Wales, as well as sections of south-west England, southern England, the West Midlands, and north-west England.

The weather front was anticipated to sweep over the nation from west to east, impacting the central and southern regions before moving northwards through the night.

According to Met Office spokeswoman Oli Claydon, up to 80mm of rain could fall in three hours inside the weather warning region, causing considerable inconvenience.

There is a chance of 20 to 30mm of rain falling in an hour and 50 to 80mm falling in three hours in that alert region.

In comparison to the weather we've had during the summer, with continuous dry conditions and high pressure, the weather has changed dramatically as we've gone into October.

It's important to stay up to current on the weather, especially in alert regions, to understand how it can affect people.

Uncertain weather may persist into Tuesday and the remainder of the week, but it should clear up by the weekend.

According to the environmental authorities in all areas of the UK, all flood warnings issued after Sunday's deluge have been lifted.

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