Breakfast brief: Rain with risk of thundery showers

Breakfast brief
Rain with risk of thundery showers

Temperatures remain in the high-teens for south-east England.

A mix of conditions today, with heavy rain passing over for most, bringing a chance of thundery showers as temperatures dip in Wales but remain warm in parts of England.

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The risk of localised thunderstorms is mainly restricted to the warmer areas in southern England, but rain reaches many more.

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Breakfast brief: Rain with risk of thundery showers