News: Met

Britain's hay fever sufferers are being warned that grass and weed pollen counts will change dramatically across huge swathes of the country this week.

South east England has now formally satisfied heatwave criteria following three consecutive days of temperatures exceeding 28C, the Met Office confirmed on Monday evening.

The Met Office has issued a yellow heavy rain warning for two areas of the UK, with persistent rain forecast from Sunday 5pm until Monday 10am.

Torrential rain is set to lash numerous regions across the UK this weekend as the Met Office forecasts a north-south split over the coming two days.

A heatwave is set to hit Wales within days as an area of high pressure dominates systems.

Following last week's unprecedented heatwave, conditions have settled and returned to seasonal norms.

The Met Office has issued a three-hour thunderstorm warning affecting a large region of the UK.

The UK experienced three consecutive days of record-breaking June temperatures, with a provisional high of 37.3C in Suffolk setting a new national June record. Meteorologists linked the extreme heat to climate change, but forecast a shift towards cooler and more unsettled conditions in parts of the country over the weekend.