Warm UK weather to come to an end with hail, thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast

The UK’s run of warm spring weather has come to an abrupt end - (Yui Mok/PA Wire)

The UK’s run of warm spring weather has come to an abrupt end, as the Met Office forecasts hail, thunder and heavy rain in the days ahead.

Britons soaked up the last of the sun over the weekend, with Saturday marking the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures soared to 24C.