RAIN AND SHINE
UK weather to bring torrential rain putting Britain’s 30C heatwave on hold with thunderstorms set to hit today
HEAVY rain and showers will today interrupt Britain’s longest heatwave in more than 40 years — but only briefly.
Up to 20mm is expected to fall in the South East — but the stormy weather is set to clear for Super Saturday as England take on Sweden in the World Cup quarter finals.
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It will also be the first weekend of Wimbledon and the London Pride march — with pub industry insiders predicting an extra eight million pints will be sold as Brits flock to beer gardens.
Overall temperatures will be around 82F (28C) for the 11th consecutive day. The hottest June since 1976 caused reservoirs to run dry and left a hosepipe ban looming.
This is expected to trigger some torrential downpours and thunderstorms — a jarring end to several days of a 30C-plus heatwave.
Parts of the south west including Dorset have already had a washout — and more southeasterly areas will see the rainfall tomorrow.
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A couple brave the elements in West Bay, Dorset. Thundery showers will hit the south tomorrow
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But the showers will clear quickly as the we approach the weekend as sunny skies and high temperatures take hold once again.
Some patchy cloud will be the only spoiler on an otherwise sunny 30C day on Friday in the south — with an even warmer picture in store for a day of sport on Saturday.
The highest temperature is expected to be recorded in the London area on Saturday with 31C or 32C forecast.
Elsewhere it will stay largely dry and warm on Friday and Saturday across the UK.
Light drizzle is expected to affect northwestern parts at times over the weekend but it will mainly be a sunny picture across the country.
Brits to risk £1,000 fine to keep gardens alive
MILLIONS of Brits are prepared to risk a £1,000 fine in a bid to keep their grass alive during the heatwave.
A hosepipe ban was activated in Northern Ireland on June 29 and restrictions in England, Wales and Scotland are expected to follow.
Anyone caught using a hosepipe could end up in court and be given a £1,000 fine.
However, it seems homeowners are ignoring the pleas from water firms as sales of sprinklers at Wickes have rocketed by 600 per cent, the Daily Star reports.
Sales of the Hozelock part which attaches to garden hoses have also gone up by 135 per cent.
A Wickes spokesman said: “To see demand for sprinklers increase so significantly in the last four weeks suggests customers are opting to use a sprinkler while simultaneously enjoying all that summer has to offer.”
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Met Office forecaster Nicola Maxey said: “These downpours are actually part of the heatwave.
“All signs suggest that it is going to carry on until the end of the month and possibly beyond.”
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