Thunderstorms and heavy showers will bring an abrupt end to the heatwave on Wednesday. The Met Office has maintained a yellow weather warning covering much of southern and eastern England – with warnings of flash flooding, lightning and power cuts. The warning is in place from 1pm to 9pm for much of Greater London. Light drizzle will occur in most places, but there is a chance of heavy showers and thunderstorms. The Met Office said cloud cover “will increase with a chance of scattered heavy rain or thunderstorms later inland”.
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London Weather: Summer Heatwave 2022 Two women dip their heads in the fountain to cool off in Trafalgar Square Getty Images A policeman gives water to a British soldier wearing a traditional bearskin hat on guard duty outside Buckingham Palace AP People take pictures of the sunset from the view of Greenwich Park Reuters
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Empty shelves in the water aisle of Sainsbury’s Nine Elms in London PA A man cools off in a fountain during the hot weather in London Reuters People sit and lie in the sun and shade with Tower Bridge in the background AP Children cool off in the Southbank Center fountain Reuters A man uses a newspaper as a fan while traveling on the Bakerloo line PA Two people under an umbrella in Regents Park, London PA Sunrise over London Jeremy Selwyn Swimmers soak up the sun at Charlton Lido in South East London PA A sign warning passengers that they are traveling in the heat on the Bakerloo line PA A policeman drinking water on a police horse in Whitehall i PA Western lowland gorilla enjoys an ice lolly at London Zoo A person holds a thermometer at Oxford Circus station on the London Underground PA Commuters on London Bridge feel the heat at 8.30am Jeremy Selwyn A young family of tufted ducks run past a soldier from the Queen’s Guard in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in warm weather PA Passengers in London Jeremy Selwyn A few locations could be hit with 30mm (0.8in) of rain in one hour and up to 50mm (2in) in three hours, the Met Office warned. Temperatures are expected to drop to 25C on Wednesday as the heatwave comes to an end. It comes as the UK experienced its hottest day ever on Tuesday with temperatures reaching 40.3C in Coningsby in Lincolnshire. The hottest temperature in London was recorded at Heathrow at 12.20pm, where the mercury reached 40.2 degrees Celsius. A major incident was declared by the London Fire Brigade on Tuesday as fires spread across the capital, with Londoners being warned not to call the emergency services unless life is in immediate danger. A Met Office forecaster added: “Variable amounts of cloud and the odd shower can be expected this morning. The rains become more widespread and intense in the afternoon hours, especially in the north. “It will be much cooler than the last few days, but it will still be very warm in the north of the area and we will feel muddy.” They added that the maximum temperature will be 28 °C.
