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Bank holiday weekend to see more thunderstorms and rain

Downpours and thunderstorms are set to continue for many across the bank holiday weekend with some unseasonably strong winds expected. A yellow warning for thunderstorms on Friday has been issued covering most of Wales, the Midlands and parts of the North West and North East on England with warnings that driving conditions will be affected […]

By deepak · August 28, 2026 · 2 min read

Downpours and thunderstorms are set to continue for many across the bank holiday weekend with some unseasonably strong winds expected.

A yellow warning for thunderstorms on Friday has been issued covering most of Wales, the Midlands and parts of the North West and North East on England with warnings that driving conditions will be affected by spray and standing water.

Heavy rain will continue to bring the risk of flash flooding with a number of flood warning and alerts already in place.

The Midlands has been one of the worst affected areas so far this week with in areas including Birmingham and Staffordshire seeing "significant flooding".

A Met Office yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued until 21:00 on Friday

Friday started with two Environment Agency flood warnings, external and over 20 flood alerts in parts of the Midlands, with the risk of more heavy rain bringing the risk of more flash flooding.

As part of the yellow Met Office thunderstorm warning, heavy showers are expected with the focus being over northern England and much of Wales during the early afternoon. These will extend over central and eastern England through the rest of the day.

After the recent warm and humid weather, fresher conditions are expected to develop through Friday.

Expect around 20–23C (68 -73F) in England and Wales, and 16–20C (61-68F) in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

These temperatures are around average for late August.

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Saturday will remain unsettled, with sunny spells mixed with heavy showers and possible thunderstorms, particularly across England and Wales.

Fresh westerly winds will make it feel blustery, with highs of 18-22C (64-72F) in England and Wales and 16-19C (61-66F) further north.

Rain is in the forecast for every day over the bank holiday weekend

Source: Read the original article on www.bbc.co.uk