Thunderstorms and hail set to lash the country this week as Met Office issues ...

Thunderstorms and hail set to lash the country this week as Met Office issues ...
Thunderstorms and hail set to lash the country this week as Met Office issues ...

Britons are set to brace themselves for yet more rain tonight and into this week - although the outlook will be brighter for England's crunch Euro 2020 semi-final match at Wembley on Wednesday evening.

A Met Office yellow weather warning for thunderstorms for northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland is in place until midnight tonight - after nearly two inches of rain fell in Plymouth, in the South-West of England, today.

Northern England is expected to also experience 'muggy' temperatures which will remain stubbornly high at around 61F overnight.

On Monday, further rain is expected for much of Northern England, with showers, as well as hail, also set to fall in parts of the south. 

Photos showed the extent of the wet weather, with two women shoppers in London seen sheltering from the rain under a coat, whilst cricket spectators who had gathered to watch England's third one-day international against Sri Lanka in Bristol also had to put up their umbrellas as the heavens opened.   

Although today was a rest day for tennis players competing at Wimbledon, play is likely to be disrupted on Tuesday with more rain expected. Play was stopped for around 90 minutes on Saturday due to wet weather. 

Britons are set to brace themselves for yet more rain tonight and into this week - although the outlook will be brighter for England's crunch Euro 2020 semi-final match at Wembley on Wednesday evening. Pictured: Young women sheltering from the rain in Covent Garden, London, today

Britons are set to brace themselves for yet more rain tonight and into this week - although the outlook will be brighter for England's crunch Euro 2020 semi-final match at Wembley on Wednesday evening. Pictured: Young women sheltering from the rain in Covent Garden, London, today

Temperatures will also drop to their lowest point of the week on Tuesday, with highs of 66.2F expected in the South and 60.8F in the North.  

Speaking of the rest of Sunday, Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge told MailOnline: 'Through the remainder of the day we've got heavy and thundery showers for northern parts of the UK. You could see up to 30mm of rain in a few spots. 

'We have a yellow rain warning out in those areas. It will be a fairly wet night for northern England with drier conditions further south.

'Generally a

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