Weather forecasters warned the country would get a soaking by heavy storms tonight.

Heavy rain and thunder will move north-eastwards across Wales and most of England.

While yesterday was the hottest day of the year, with temperatures soaring to 30C (86F) in London, today could be the most humid, forecasters say.

MeteoGroup UK, the weather division of the Press Association, forecast that the downpours would hit central and southern England and Wales.

Brendan Jones, a MeteoGroup forecaster, said: "Storms will kick in in the afternoon. There will be some really torrential rain."

Parts of south Wales and south west England could see rainfall of up to 40mm, he said, with possible flooding across Devon and Cornwall.

Source: Witney Gazette