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Heat Gives Way as Ex‑Hurricane Erin Sends Heavy Rain Across the UK

Forecasters say the storm’s remnants will push a west‑to‑east rain band through midweek, setting up a changeable spell into early September.

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A geothermal satellite image issued by the National Weather Service on Aug. 25, 2025, shows a band of rain moving away from the East Coast and over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Overview

  • After a warm Bank Holiday, Wales and Northern Ireland logged record August Bank Holiday Monday highs of 29.1C at Hawarden and 24.5C at Magilligan, the Met Office said.
  • A rain band linked to ex‑Hurricane Erin is moving across the country Tuesday into Wednesday with heavy showers, a risk of thunder and hail, and a noticeable drop in temperatures.
  • Met Office maps and model guidance show widespread downpours with localised intensity; Greater Manchester faced early Tuesday rain and heavier bursts Wednesday, with similar signals for Coventry and Bristol.
  • Longer‑range guidance points to low pressure dominating into early September with repeated showers or longer spells of rain and the chance of gusty winds; no national warnings were expected as of Tuesday.
  • Provisional Met Office data indicate summer 2025 is almost certainly the UK’s warmest on record, providing context to the brief late‑August heat spike now ending.