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People enjoy punting through Westgate Gardens in Canterbury, Kent, as the warm weather continued today

Thunderstorms weather warning: Heatwave breaking with torrential rain

Tourists arrive at Palma de Mallorca Airport on the island of Mallorca on June 13, 2025. (Photo by JAIME REINA / AFP) (Photo by JAIME REINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Is Palma airport in Mallorca open as island hit by storm?

Expect torrential downpours in the south of England.

Month's worth of rain could fall in a day today

A Met Office thunderstorm warning has been issued

Where the thunderstorms will be today

Met office weather warning thunderstorms: Lightning map, is there set to be a fourth heatwave? (Pic credit: Leon Neal / Getty Images)

Met office weather warning thunderstorms and UK lightning map

The Met Office has issued an amber thunderstorm warning for London and the south east

Met Office upgrades thunderstorm warning to amber - what this means

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across much of England for the next two days

Thunderstorms likely across large parts of UK

Whirlpool tornado spotted off UK coast

Groom Jake Rosencranz and his bride Leah were on their honeymoon when a freak accident took place. Photo: GoFundMe

Honeymoon ends in tragedy as bride is left without her new husband

Two people died in France yesterday as a violent storm brought dangerous winds and flash floods. (Photo X)

Two killed in European country as huge hailstones and storm hit

The Met Office has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the UK

Met Office issues severe thunderstorm warning for UK

Met Office forecasts temperature surge and intense thundery showers

Watch: Temperature surge and intense thundery showers forecast

More rain is on the way this weekend, with thunderstorms expected to sweep across parts of England and Wales on Saturday, the Met Office has warned.

Thunderstorm set to hit England and Wales

Thunderstorms likely across areas of the UK as fine weather ends

The spell of hot weather is set to come to an end, according to the Met Office

Met Office warns thunder and lightning storms to sweep UK

Nat Panagarry bidding for netball history with Loughborough Lightning

Four footballers were killed by a lightning strike as they sheltered under a tree. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Four footballers killed by lightning
Four footballers were killed by a lightning strike as they sheltered under a tree.
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A huge tree pulled down power lines and smashed a car when it crashed down in Glasgow during Storm Éowyn.

VIDEO: Huge tree crushes car and pulls down power lines

Ryanair flight experiences windy landing at Edinburgh Airport during Storm Éowyn.

Heart-stopping moment flight attempts landing during Storm Éowyn

An image of lightning bolts near a football stadium

UK footballers swim through floodwater chaos

Lydney Town AFC players go swimming on their pitch.

Watch: Football team swims in waist-height floodwater on their pitch

Snow falls in Leicestershire.

Watch: Snow falls in parts of the UK as weather warning is issued

Cold weather health alerts have been issued after snow and ice fell of the UK overnight again.

Amber cold weather health alert as temperatures drop again overnight

Familia Chocca player Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza was killed instantly when he was struck by lightning in a football match.

Footballer, 39, killed after being struck by lightning

A yellow warning for thunderstorms is in place until the early hours of Wednesday, October 9.

New yellow thunderstorm warning as hail and lightning to hit

A family has been left without "anything" after a lightning strike caused a devastating fire which spread to three other properties.

Watch: Family home damaged after lightning bolt hits their property

The moment lightning strikes the roof of a pensioner's house in Stoke-on-Trent.

Watch dramatic explosion as lightning strikes pensioner's home

Weather warnings have been issued for thunderstorms as the summer season comes to a dramatic end.

Severe weather warnings issued for parts of UK
Weather warnings have been issued for thunderstorms as the summer comes to a dramatic end.
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The Constantine Arch located near the Colosseum in Rome has been damaged after a thunderstorm in the Italian capital.

Famous Italian landmark damaged by 'powerful' thunderstorm

UK weather is looking to be a bit of a mixed bag over the next week, according to the Met Office

A mixed bag of rain warnings and warm spells for UK in next few days

Thunderstorms and hailstorms are set to sweet across UK.

Month's worth of rain could fall in one day as thunderstorms hit UK

The Met Office has predicted that thunderstorms could bring “frequent lightning, torrential downpours, and large hail on Thursday (August 1).

Exactly when heatwave set to end as thunderstorms on the way

A British Airways flight was forced to divert after being struck by lightning on its way to Heathrow Airport. (Photo: Getty Images)

Two planes 'struck by lightning'

The Met Office has issued a yellow storm warning for parts of the UK this week

Torrential rain and thunderstorms set to hit as yellow warning issued

While temperatures are expected to be high, some regions of the UK will be hit with "unsettled" conditions this bank holiday weekend. (Credit: Getty Images)

Bank Holiday forecast revealed

The Met Office's UK weather map showing rain in the north and midlands at 7.20am on Easter Monday

Breaking Easter washout - update

The Carnival Freedom cruise ship caught fire near Bahamas on Saturday, March 23

Video: Cruise ship on fire

Shocking video captured the moment Septain Raharja, 35, collapsed at Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung, West Java on Saturday afternoon (February 10) after being struck by lightning.

Breaking Footballer killed by lightning strike

Cameron McNeil drove his car through a tornado in Clarksville, Tennessee on Saturday Picture: Cameron McNeil / SWNS

Dashcam captures man driving through deadly tornado

Northern Lights can be seen around the world due to solar storms

7 natural phenomena to spot in the sky

The Sele School in Hertfordshire.

Breaking Boy in critical condition after being hit by lightning at school

5 weather optical effects explained including why the sky is blue and sunsets are red.

Explainer 5 weather optical effects explained including why the sky is blue

An easyJet plane travelling from the UK was forced to make an emergency landing

Panic as UK easyJet flight struck by lightning

Storms could bring thunder and heavy rain to parts of the country. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Breaking Storm to dump half a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours

Thunder explained as hot weather sparks storms across the UK.

Explainer Thunder explained as hot weather sparks storms across the UK

Many got out bright and early this morning to take full advantage of the fine weather.

Breaking When will heatwave end as Met Office issue more rain & storm warnings

Agia Agathi beach in Rhodes where the death of a 26-year-old British man has been confirmed (Photo: Adobe)

Man, 26, dies after being ‘struck by lightning while paddleboarding’

The JUICE mission will take eight years to reach Jupiter’s moons (Photo: Jonathan Wood/Getty Images)

European Space Agency to attempt second launch for JUICE mission

The UK could see “blood rain” this week as heavy thunderstorms mix with a dust cloud. Pictured is Sahara sand in the rain.

UK may be hit with ‘blood rain’ this week as thunderstorms move in

Lightning strikes during an electrical storm Birmingham (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)

The science behind thunder and lightning explained - and how to stay safe

Storms are expected across many parts of the UK.

Thunderstorms UK: where will thunderstorms be this week?

The Met office has tips for staying safe in a storm.

Tips for staying safe in a lightning storm

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