Yellow rain warning in force across the capital as summer comes to an end
A yellow weather warning for rain is in force in London
People in London are being warned of potential downpours causing some disruption today.
A yellow weather warning for rain is in force all day across the city as summer officially comes to an end.
Thunder and lightning, hail and rain struck various parts of the country on Saturday, including Luton, Bedfordshire, St Albans in Hertfordshire, and Cornwall, with heavy downpours in London, Wales and Birmingham.
The autumn equinox takes place on Sunday, which marks the end of summer and the start of autumn.
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: “With Sunday marking the autumnal equinox summer has now officially come to an end, and it ended with a bang for some of us.
“Into the early hours of the morning we’ll also see our next batch of thundery rain moving its way into southern areas of England as well.”
He continued: “We do then have a rain warning in force throughout Sunday for this band of rain that’s going to be moving across Wales, central southern areas of England.
“Some very heavy pulses are possible with some surface water issues, travel disruption, so it is worth taking care if you are out and about or travelling during the day.”