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    Breakfast brief: Heat still rising in UK, storms possible

04:00
1 May 2025

Breakfast brief
Heat still rising in UK, storms possible

Warning areas for possible thunderstorms today.

A slight respite in Ireland today with passing rain clouds, while temperatures rise further in south-east England, bringing a risk of thunderstorms.

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As temperatures begin to drop in Ireland, another record high is likely in south-east England but could be dampened with conditions ripe for thunderstorm development.

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