Thunderstorm warning looms amid record-breaking September heatwave

The UK is expected to see a seventh day of temperatures above 30C in September The UK has now sweltered through six days of temperatures above 30C in September for the first time.Forecasters predict that Sunday could be the seventh day in a row that temperatures reach above 30C.Amid the hot weather, a yellow thunderstorm warning spanning Northern Ireland, northern parts of England and Wales as well as southern Scotland has been issued by the Met Office from 2pm until 11.59pm on Sunday.

Met Office meteorologist Rachel Ayers said: “As we go into the start of Sunday those showers across the South West will make their way north-eastwards into Wales and the Midlands and later on into northern England, Northern Ireland, and southern Scotland. She said that things will start to “brighten up a little” into Sunday afternoon, with the best weather seen in the South East.

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