Brits to be hit by flash floods and battered by thunderstorms as ‘biblical’ deluge continues ⛈️
has warned of thunderstorms and 50mph gales, as the Bank Holiday weekend also kicks off with power cuts.And showers are set to continue over the weekend - as millions of Brits hope to get away.
"At night it’ll feel really quite chilly, with temperatures dropping to single figures for most, and a chance of air frost in Scottish glens." A video shared on Twitter on Thursday showed a cyclist riding up a flooded Beaumont Road in Plymouth, Devon.for heavy showers and thunderstorms has been put in place for 11am to 8pm, covering a slightly larger area of south Wales and southern England.
The RAC said 18 million car journeys would be taken this weekend as families enjoy last minute staycations and day-trips before schools return. Daytime temperatures could hover around just 10C - more than 5C below the usual average for late August.Temperatures will be well below average for the time of yearThe turbulent weather could make this the coldest August Bank Holiday in 40 yearsThe south is expected to see thunderstorms todayThe last time the lowest daily maximum temperature hit 10C on a summer bank holiday was on August 1979 when the Fair Isles, Shetland reached 10.1C.
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