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The Met Office has issued a new weather warning for swathes of England and Wales, as forecasters warned of a \u201cheavy, persistent and perhaps thundery\u201d washout.<\/p>\n
The yellow alert comes into force at midnight on Sunday and warns that the heavy rain poses a \u201crisk of disruption to transport and infrastructure\u201d, with the potential for flooding to damage buildings.<\/p>\n
Most areas should expect 20 to 40mm of rain, but some parts could see up to 80mm \u2013 close to the UK average for the entire month of August, which sits at 93mm, according to the Met Office.<\/p>\n
The warning is in force for 21 hours on Monday<\/p>\n
(Met Office)<\/p>\n
Forecasters warned of the small chance that some communities could be temporarily cut off by flooded roads, and that homes and businesses could suffer power cuts and the loss of other services.<\/p>\n
Spray and flooding is likely to lead to some difficult driving conditions and road closures, with the risk of delays and cancellations to train and bus services, the Met Office said. <\/p>\n
Neither England\u2019s Environment Agency, nor Natural Resources Wales, had so far issued any flood warnings or alerts, as of midday on Sunday.<\/p>\n
But the Met Office warning for rain is in force until 9pm on Monday, and spans from England\u2019s northern border to Manchester, York, Leeds and Scarborough, while also covering much of Wales, excluding Cardiff and other parts of the country\u2019s southeast.<\/p>\n
However, after a considerably damper July than the record-breaking heat experienced last year, and the arrival of the UK\u2019s first named storm of the year in August, along with 78mph winds, some rather more favourable summer weather does finally lie on the horizon.<\/p>\n
A person was pictured surfing next to the Palace Pier in Brighton as Storm Antoni hit the UK last week <\/p>\n
(AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Conditions in England and Wales are expected to improve through next week \u2013 with increasingly pleasant sunny spells and fewer showers, according to the Met Office.<\/p>\n
The mercury could hit about 32C by Friday in the south-east, meteorologists predict \u2013 at least 6C higher than the temperature forecast for the same day in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are looking at the possibility of reaching the low 30s later in the week, most likely on Friday, probably in and around London, running into East Anglia and other parts of the south and east,\u201d Met Office forecaster Dan Stroud said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got high-pressure building from the middle of the week and that will tap into some tropical continental air, which will draw up some very warm, locally hot air that will allow temperatures to climb steadily,\u201d Mr Stroud said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the time we get into Friday and maybe into Saturday we stand a chance of breaking into the 30s.\u201d<\/p>\n
The spell of sunny, very warm to hot weather is likely to continue till 26 August, according to the Met Office\u2019s longer-term forecast.<\/p>\n
Additional reporting by PA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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