Britain warned it will be ‘destroyed’ by big change in weather ‘within 24 hours’

The UK has been warned it is about to be “crushed” by a wall of rain in a dramatic change in weather. The UK faces a giant wall of rain with yellow weather warnings issued by the Met Office on Monday (July 15) as the disappointing summer months continue.

The alert covers the North West as well as the South West, Wales and the West Midlands. The Met Office said: “Rain showers, some heavy and thundery, will spread steadily north across the area during the month. Some torrential rain is likely in places with 15 to 20 mm falling in less than an hour and up to 30 to 40 mm. mm in 3 hours.

“This is likely to result in localized flooding, slower travel times and a small chance of homes and businesses being flooded. Some of the heavy rain may be accompanied by lightning which brings another danger. The heavy rain will slowly taper off after dark.”

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The alert lasts from 8:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. There is a slight chance of power outages and loss of other services for some homes and businesses, and there is a small chance that homes and businesses will be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.

Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services, and spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures. There is a small chance that fast-flowing water or deep flooding could be life-threatening.

The forecast from the Met Office states: “Shower showers moving north east across England and Wales with a chance of thunder. Scattered heavy and slow showers in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the northeast. Temperatures around average”.

Meanwhile, the forecast for Tuesday adds: “Unsettled with showers on Tuesday. Dry weather on Wednesday, although outbreaks of rain and stronger winds move in from the southwest through Wednesday and Thursday. Average temperatures”.