BRITS can bask in temperatures of 27C today but they also face thunderstorms, as the Met Office issued a yellow warning.
Parts of England can expect to be battered by heavy rain, lightning and hail.
Parts of the UK can expect lightning, thunder and hail this morning – lightning previously seen in Essex[/caption]
The Met Office yellow warning came into effect at 8am today[/caption]
Heavy rain, as seen here in Windsor last year, is also expected[/caption]
The alert came into force just after 8am and will be in effect until midday covering parts of Gloucester, Bath, Salisbury and Newport.
Forecasters warned of difficult driving conditions, a small chance of homes and businesses experiencing power cuts, being flooded or getting damaged by water, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds, and potential disruption to train and bus services.
A band of heavy rain and thunderstorms is due to move north across the affected area, with some places potentially seeing 30-40mm of downpour and frequent lightning and hail, according to the Met Office.
Meteorologist Ellie Glaisyer said: “It’s a very windy start for many of us out there this morning particularly across the west where we’ve seen some coastal gales and we’ll continue to see some very strong winds as we go throughout much of Sunday.
“A bit of a brighter start across eastern areas this morning, plenty of hazy sunshine on offer through the afternoon but further west a bit of a wetter picture.
“Some outbreaks of heavy, showery rain push their way northwards as we go through this afternoon.”
Some eastern areas could remain dry.
Sunny spells and showers will follow on with temperatures being higher than in recent days with the mercury expected to hit a high of 27C and it is due to feel humid.
It comes before a total lunar eclipse “blood moon”, which is expected to be visible in parts of England and Wales on Sunday night.
The moon is to turn a deep, dark red – sometimes called a “blood moon” – as the Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, casting its shadow across the lunar surface, for the first time since 2022.
Where skies are clear, the eclipse will be visible at around 7.30pm.
Overnight, rain will push across Scotland along with strong winds.
Elsewhere, it will be a mixture of clear spells along with a few showers, although these will be mainly in the west.
There will be plenty of sunny spells for the start of the working week, especially in the east but showers will become more widespread in the west and these are predicted to be heavy and thundery at times.
It will feel less humid with temperatures expected to be normal for this time of year.
Looking further ahead, it will remain unsettled with showers and longer periods of rain likely across all regions at times, although it will be the wettest in the west.
It will often be breezy and temperatures will be trending down a little bit compared to the norm.
The Met Office warning covers parts of Gloucester, Bath, Salisbury and Newport[/caption]
Despite the warning it is expected to be a humid day with temperatures hitting 27C[/caption]
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