London weather experts warn of 38 hours of rain 'ending summer with a bang'

Weather experts have warned of 38 hours of rain as summer is set to 'end with a bang'. A Met Office yellow weather warning for rain is in force from now until the end of Monday night, September 23.

Forecasters say that people across most of England can expect wet weather. Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some temporary road closures.

There is also a 'small chance' that some rural communities will temporarily become cut off by flooded roads. Significant delays or cancellations to train and bus services are possible.

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Homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings. In addition, there is a small chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses.

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. We’ve seen some very heavy showers and thunderstorms spreading their way in across southern areas of England, into parts of Wales as well during the course of today.

“This evening, those will continue to rumble their way on a bit, spreading again into parts of Midlands, Wales, then maybe just clipping the far south of Northern Ireland as well. Into the early hours of tomorrow morning we’ll also see our next batch of thundery rain moving its way into southern areas of England as well.”

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