Several thunderstorm warnings are in place across parts of the UK until tonight following a weekend of scorching temperatures and heavy rainfall, with forecasters warning a month's worth of rain could fall within a short period.
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A total of 28.6mm of rain fell in Charlwood, Surrey, on Sunday afternoon, which is almost half the average for the whole month of June. Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said potentially a month's worth of rain could fall within a short period.He said:"On Monday, we're expecting a fine and hot start, temperatures rising fairly quickly during the course of the morning under strong early summer sunshine and that's likely to spark a few thundery showers.
The five regions of England under an amber alert - when the heat is likely to impact the wider population, not just the most vulnerable - are:
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