Heat and humidity to return this week
After thunderstorms and flash flooding at the weekend, the heat will return this week, with some places reaching 30C by Thursday.
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After thunderstorms and flash flooding at the weekend, the heat will return this week, with some places reaching 30C by Thursday.
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So far this summer, nowhere in the UK has reached a temperature of 30C (86F). However, that may change next week, with a brief burst of heat and humidity from Spain.
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All eyes will be on England’s team in the coming weeks as they face some testing matches in Brazil. But the weather will provide its own challenges too – so what can they expect?
The atmosphere has been bubbling up like a cauldron through the weekend and during Monday, with showers and thunderstorms spreading across most of the UK.
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