The UK’s warm spell has taken a sharp turn as thunderstorms and the risk of flooding sweep in, just days after the country basked in its hottest spring equinox since 1972. After temperatures reached a toasty 21°C last Thursday, it’s now a very different story – with the Met Office warning of heavy downpours, localised flooding and even a return of frost in some rural areas.
There are currently 21 flood alerts in place across parts of the South West and Midlands, including in the Bourne Valley, Wiltshire, where flood risks are on the rise. In Clarendon, groundwater levels have surged to 70.98 metres – anything over 70 metres means property flooding becomes a real possibility.
