After a gloomy first two months of the year, March and early April saw prolonged spells of sunshine and blue skies.
This included Britons enjoying some of the warmest days of the year so far.
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However, the sunshine seems to have been brought to an end for many, for now, with the Met Office also issuing heavy rain warnings for parts of the UK this week.
Much of the country will see cooler and wetter conditions.
The Met Office warned that there could be “isolated thunderstorms” in the South East this week, with the same region, as well as the North West and West Midlands, facing the threat of floods.
This is due to a low pressure system near Portugal that could bring the wet weather, the forecaster also said.
Weather warnings
There are two weather warnings in place across parts of the UK.
One, covering much of the South West and Wales, came into effect at midday on Tuesday, lasting until midday on Wednesday.
The second warning begins in the early hours of Wednesday morning, covering much of Northern Ireland, apart from western parts – with the cut-off point roughly being the country’s A29 road.
It lasts until 9pm on Wednesday evening.
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This comes after fire chiefs issued a number of wildfire warnings across the UK last week and the country may be on track to see its worst year for wildfires according to the latest data.
