The UK is being deluged by a washout start to summer which officially began yesterday - with further heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast over the coming days.

Met Office maps show a blanket of heavy rain stretching across the UK which could see up to 8mm of water dumped on some areas every hour

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Brits brace for rain every day this week as temperatures drop sharply, but a continental bake is set to bring 32C heat back from mid-June

Weather forecasting models show temperatures could soon rise back to 30C in some parts of the UK following last week's heatwave - but thunderstorms are also possible

New weather maps show Britain is set for another blast of summer warmth within days, with forecasters predicting temperatures climbing to 26C across parts of southern and eastern…

The UK is being deluged by a washout start to summer which officially began yesterday - with further heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast over the coming days.