Pour us! Floods and thunderstorms hit before sun returns

NEARLY two inches of rain fell in an hour yesterday as thunderstorms hit parts of the UK — while Scotland saw its warmest day of the year so far.

- By Chris Riches

Lightning strikes, heavy showers and hail lashed areas in central and southern England afternoon as a yellow thunderstorm warning issued by the Met Office came into force.

Meanwhile, Auchincruive in South Ayrshire hit 25.4C making it Scotland’s warmest day of 2025 and hotter than Los Angeles in California.

It surpasses the 24.4C recorded in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire on April 30.

Retreating

Met Office forecaster Ellie Glaisyer said: “We have seen quite a few thunderstorms breaking out, and then moving their way north-westwards into parts of Wales. We've seen reports of hail, plenty of lightning strikes as well, all within that warning area.”