Met Office weather warning as strong winds and thunder set to BATTER Britain

Met Office weather warning as strong winds and thunder set to BATTER Britain
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Aden-Jay Wood

By Aden-Jay Wood


Published: 14/11/2022

- 13:23

Updated: 14/02/2023

- 10:18

Met Office's Nicola Maxey said there was a chance of thunder in the south and west of England

The UK is expected to be battered with strong winds and thunder as temperatures drop back to normal November levels.

It comes after unseasonably warm weather over the weekend was replaced with fog in the south-east of England.


Remembrance Sunday was the warmest on record, while dozens of flights were cancelled at Heathrow airport on Monday due to the fog enveloping London.

In a weather update, the Met Office said that the UK could expect unsettled weather over the week.

Screengrab taken from video of lightning strikes above Liverpool on Tuesday evening as violent thunderstorms swept across the north of England and Scotland, causing flash flooding in places.
Thunder could hit the UK on Wednesday
Peter Byrne

The Met Office said that the UK could expect unsettled weather over the week
The Met Office said that the UK could expect unsettled weather over the week
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Met Office spokeswoman Nicola Maxey said there was a chance of thunder on Wednesday in the south and west of England.

“Showers could locally be heavy and there’s a chance you might see thunder, mostly in coastal areas to the south and the west,” she said.

She said: “In general, any rain today will continue to push slowly eastwards across the country tomorrow, becoming persistent in the north, with gales in (the) North East.

“Sunshine and heavy showers following into South and West later.”

She said that the weather will remain unsettled as the week progresses, although there will be some drier spells.

“It will stay unsettled and often windy with showers or longer spells of rain across most areas this week, although there will be some drier spells for many too.

“Gales or severe gales in the far North East. ”

She added: “Temperatures are expected to drop this week back towards what we would expect for this time of year.”

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