Thunderstorm warnings are in place for most of the UK as forecasters warned some areas could see 40mm of rainfall within hours.
Yellow alerts came into force at 11am in Northern Ireland, Wales, southern Scotland and most of England as the Met Office warned of winds up to 45mph in some areas.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms could impact driving conditions, delay public transport and cause flooding.
But rain did not stop revellers at events over the bank holiday weekend as partygoers at London‘s Notting Hill Carnival shielded themselves with cardboard and Reading and Leeds Festival fans donned ponchos.
The carnival staged its family day,
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