Devon is expected to see rain on Friday as forecasters say Britain’s fifth heatwave of the summer will end with thunderstorms. The Met Office forecast for Friday (August 14) shows showers will reach the county during the early evening. Other parts of the UK could get an inch of rain. Weather maps show 10 regions of the country will get wet at some point.
That marks a thundery end to the country’s fifth heatwave of the summer, and a sharp contrast to 24 hours earlier, when Devon saw 31C sunshine in Barnstaple. The Met Office said: “Hot and sunny in the southeast. Increasingly humid for Wales and western/northern England with variable cloud and possible afternoon thunderstorms.
“Fresher, albeit rather cloudy, conditions for Northern Ireland and Scotland after early heavy and thundery rain clears the east.”
This evening’s forecast is: “Thunderstorms pushing eastwards overnight, with heavy downpours particularly possible over eastern England.
“Warm and muggy in the southeast, but fresher than recent nights elsewhere. A few showers for northern Scotland.”
Overnight weather maps show Devon is likely to get rain at around 6pm. Showers around Plymouth are then expected to follow the A38 up to Exeter at around 7:15pm.
It will still be hot in the county today, with most areas seeing mid-20C weather. Exeter and Totnes will be hottest at 29C.
The Met Office believes 10 of the UK’s 12 regions will see rain on Friday. They are:
Met Office Says Devon Rain Arrives as Heatwave Ends Friday