Met Office names six areas facing power cuts on Tuesday and warns 'get prepared'

The forecaster has warned that major disruption could be coming to six areas covered by its latest yellow weather warning

The Met Office has issued a UK heavy rain warning for multiple regions, with heavy downpours set to fall across large swathes of the country on Monday – including parts of the Midlands

Temperatures are set to peak at 29C in Greater Manchester19:18, 01 Aug 2026Temperatures are set to heat up over the coming days in what the Met Office has described as a "hot and humid" spell of weather, reaching highs of 33C across the UK.‌Although many parts of the country are forecast to hit their heatwave threshold