London weather: Yellow thunderstorms warning in force with risk of floods as rain sweeps capital

London remains under a Met Office yellow warning for thunderstorms as rain swept across the capital overnight.Met Office weather maps show rain across the capital in the early hours bringing 8mm of rain in some places - but the capital so far appears to have avoided any thunderstorms.Forecasters at the Met Office had p

20-30mm of rain could fall in less than an hour, causing both the Met Office and RAC to issue warnings

Environment Canada says it will be mainly cloudy skies and a 30 per cent chance of showers, with a few showers expected to move in late this afternoon.

Extreme weather is hitting Europe, with wildfires in Serbia and Bosnia, floods and fires in Spain, and severe storms in Poland. Thousands have been evacuated as firefighters battle fires, floods and power cuts.