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Temperatures could hit 30C in the UK this week, but the warm weather also brings the risk of thunderstorms

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A three-day-long thunderstorm is set to sweep across the UK this weekend as temperatures are forecast to hit 30 degrees.

Rising temperatures this week, brought on by a plume of humid air from Iberia, increases the risk of thunderstorms across the country.