Brits are being urged to brace themselves for storms this weekend as temperatures are set to soar as high 30°C.
Parts of the UK are expected to be hotter than the likes of Marbella, Ibiza and Spain over the next few days.
But yellow weather warnings for thunder are also in place for Wales and south west England for between 2pm and 9pm on Saturday.
A ‘plume of warm air’ is forecast to move in from the south, causing thundery showers according to the Met Office.
And on Sunday certain areas could see more than 60mm of rain in just a few hours, with a flood warning in place for a lot of the western side of the UK between noon and 9pm.
Experts have warned about the possibility of sudden flooding on the roads, which could impact homes and businesses.
Forecasts are for temperatures to hit 30°C in the south east of England on Saturday and again across all of the south on Sunday.
Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon said: ‘What we see later in the forecast and today is the start of a bit of a change in tide through the weekend, which will see temperatures increase, but also increase the chances of some impactful, thundery showers for some.
‘As we move into Sunday, that risk really persists in terms of thundery downpours being possible.
‘A second yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued from midday on Sunday through to 9pm on Sunday.’
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an amber alert for hot weather in the west midlands, east midlands, east of England, south east and south west.
That means the impact of the heat is ‘likely to be felt across the whole health service … and the wider population, not just the most vulnerable’.
It comes after there was a sharp rise in the number of extra deaths, also referred to as ‘excess deaths’, during the summer heatwave last year. These refer to the number of deaths above the long-term average for that time of year.
A total of 638 extra deaths were recorded on 19 July 2022 when temperatures hit 40°C in the UK for the first time, which is 48% above average. There were another 496 excess deaths on July 20.
Another yellow alert, which isn’t as severe as amber, is in place for the north east, north west and Yorkshire and Humber regions of England, as well as London.
It warns there might be disruption to travel and other services because of the weather.
The alerts are in place until 9am on Monday.
Thundery showers could well continue into Monday especially in southern and central England and in Wales.
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