A heat-health alert and yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for different parts of the UK.
It comes as the first yellow heat health alert has been issued for 2025 by the UK Health Security Agency – with temperatures potentially exceeding 30C.
The heat alert comes into force from 9pm on Thursday and runs until 8am on Sunday, covering the East of England, East Midlands, London and South East regions.
On Thursday, running from midnight until 1pm, an area stretching from Plymouth into Wales could see disruption due to heavy rain and thunderstorms.
There is also a thunderstorm warning for Northern Ireland, running from 6am until 9pm on Thursday.
A new warning comes into force at 3pm on Friday for an area stretching from East Anglia into London and across parts of the South East.
It runs until 6am on Saturday and warns of disruption from thunderstorms.
The conditions could bring flooding to roads and properties, disruption to travel networks, and power cuts, said the Met Office.
Forecasters also warned of lightning strikes, hail and strong winds.
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