UK weather: Brits told to prepare for even MORE rain with three-day deluge before sizzling end to August
A THREE day deluge is set so soak Brits before the beginning of August sees sizzling weather return.
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for much of Wales and northern England, and an amber weather warning for Scotland.
But Brits can look forward to an African plume in three weeks which is expected to bring a scorching heatwave.
Weather warnings cover most of the UK tomorrow, with forecasters urging Brits to prepare for the worst.
Met Office chief meteorologist Steve Willington said: "Yellow warnings are in place across much of the UK, away from the south, for thunderstorms and heavy rain over the coming days.
"Scotland, however, is expected to see some of the heaviest rain and amber warnings for thunderstorms and also rain have been issued here."
DELUGE
Over the past few weeks, rain has battered the UK, particularly in London where areas including Walthamstow, Woodford and Stepney Green have seen flooding.
The Met Office has urged people to remain vigilant as flooding "could happen quickly" and buildings could be damaged by lightning strikes, hail or strong winds.
As much as 100mm of rain could fall in 24 hours in some areas, with 60mm widely expected.
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SIZZLING
"During the first week of August, temperatures are expected to likely do the same and return to near normal, with a few slightly warmer days possible later in the week as the jet stream influence transports some warmer air from Africa."
While the first half of August will be dominated by a mixture of sunny spells and showers, the second half of the month will bring warmer conditions.
Meteorologist Stephen Dixon said: "It's too early to say if we will have another heatwave in August, but by mid-August there are signals of high pressure bringing drier and warmer air.
It follows days of disruption which saw homes and cars submerged and "families with children" trapped in their vehicles in four feet of water.
Almost a month's worth of rain fell in one 24-hour period in London's St James' Park.
The 41.8mm recorded made it the second wettest July day on record.
Elsewhere, Pudding Mill Lane DLR Station was completely flooded, with water cascading down the stars.
One hundred patients were evacuated from a London hospital after an entire block suffered a power outage during heavy flooding.
Ceiling panels on the maternity ward also collapsed at Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone.
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Patients are being urged to use other A&Es for urgent care after thunderstorms battered the city, and all planned surgery and outpatient appointments have been cancelled.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said it had taken more than 1,000 flooding-related calls across the capital.