Thunderstorms sweep in as Met Office predicts a month's worth of rain to fall in the next 12 hours

Music at all stages at Parklife Festival in Manchester has been shut down, while fans have been told to 'move three metres' away from large structures amid brewing thunderstorms. MANCHESTER: Rainy scenes as storms hit Manchester City Centre outside The Arndale DORSET: A couple sitting on the beach shelter under umbrellas as rain falls on a hot and humid afternoon at the seaside resort of Weymouth in Dorset MANCHESTER: People covered in bin bags as they try to shield from the rain MANCHESTER: Festival goers endure a thunderstorm at Parklife Festival 2023 at Heaton Park on June 11, 2023 Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said: 'We've got ourselves a yellow rain warning covering that area, and 10 to 20mm of rain is quite likely in a large area, some could see 40 to 60mm in three to six hours, some places in the West Country could see nearly a month's worth of rain in the next 12 hours. LONDON: People enjoy the weather in St James's Park, London today during the weekend heatwave The yellow warnings mean thunderstorms and rain could result in flood and difficult driving conditions, the Met Office says LONDON: People prepare to swim at Canary Wharf's Middle Dock swimming area during a heatwave LONDON: Spectators shield themselves from the rain which stopped play in the Men's Singles Final match between Great Britain's Andy Murray and Austria's Jurij Rodionov on day seven of the 2023 Lexus Surbiton Trophy at Surbiton Racket and Fitness Club, London New weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office for thunderstorms and rain on Sunday and Monday LONDON: Swimmer jump in the water at Canary Wharf's Middle Dock swimming area during a heatwave MANCHESTER: People sheild from the rain in Manchester after a weekend heatwave sparks thunderstorms LONDON: People shade themselves from the sun under a tree in Richmond Park, London DORSET: A person makes their way through the rain along Boscombe Pier in Dorset MANCHESTER: Festival goers endure a thunderstorm at Parklife Festival 2023 at Heaton Park BOURNEMOUTH: Beachgoers at an overcast Bournemouth beach in Dorset. WORCESTER: Vehicles are driven through flash flooding in the Lower Wick area of Worcester after an afternoon of thunderstorms SOUTHEND: Crowds of people gathered to enjoy the warm sunny weather on Jubilee beach THREE SHIRES HEAD: People enjoy the hot weather by Three Shires Head on the River Dane, where Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet LONDON: People shade themselves from the sun under a tree in Richmond Park, London BRIGHTON: Crowds on Brighton beach in East Sussex as temperatures rise across the south east WORCESTER: A car is driven through flash flooding in the Lower Wick area of Worcester after an afternoon of thunderstorms on Saturday WORCESTER: The North saw heavy rain and even hail and the Met Office issued an amber warning for thunderstorms NORTH TYNESIDE: Natalie Ord, 40, and Sunny Regan, three, enjoy a day at Cullercoats beach in North Tyneside Amy Bokota, senior operational meteorologist, said the lower recording could have been due to where the gauges fell, and said areas in the North West would still have seen torrential rain and hail, while in other areas not too far away there were mostly clear skies. SCOTLAND: Firefighters are continuing to tackle a wildfire near Inverness that has burned throughout the night and reportedly covers an area a mile long SCOTLAND: Duncan Macpherson, a Highland councillor for Inverness South, said firefighters were facing an 'almighty challenge' on Saturday night SCOTLAND: Six fire engines remain near the village of Daviot in the Highlands after the fire broke out on Saturday afternoon Images posted by Neil Wallace on social media show large plumes of grey smoke in the sky above Meallmore Hill, near Daviot.