Thunderstorms and torrential rain are set to batter parts of south-east England as an amber warning for extreme heat enters its fifth day following a record-breaking June heatwave.
The Met Office has warned that heavy downpours and thunderstorms could develop as temperatures begin to ease after three consecutive days in which the UK’s June temperature record was broken.
And thunder and lightning were reported and captured on camera in places including Kent and Eastbourne in East Sussex in today’s early hours.
Friday was confirmed as the UK’s hottest June day on record, with a provisional temperature of 37.3C recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk, surpassing
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