The Queen's eldest granddaughter, 38, can add Top Gear driver to her long list of credentials as she is the first royal to ever take part in the BBC motoring show - that is set to air on Sunday night.

Tanya Rendall, 46, filmed the moment dry grass rained down on the houses in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, on Wednesday.

Up to two inches of rain could fall within three hours tomorrow in northern England and Scotland, as the current spell of warm and mostly sunny weather breaks down in many areas.

Heavy showers may cause travel disruption across the north of England and Scotland with a chance of power cuts.

The swarm of insects hit the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex and Dorset and were captured on the Met Office's radar.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for South Wales tomorrow morning amid fears of up to 1.2in (30mm) of rain in four hours, although wet weather is also expected across most of Britain.

The UK will be battered by more than a month's worth of rain in just one day today with forecasters expecting a three-inch deluge combined with 40mph winds - but better weather is on the way.

Heavy rain across parts of Britain may coincide with peak travel times during the afternoon and early evening leading to difficult driving conditions, meteorologists warned.

Temperatures are forecast to build until Sunday but downpours will hit northern areas until Friday, with outbreaks of rain expected in some southern parts before high pressure moves in.

This bank holiday weekend is set to be the hottest on record with the Met Office forecasting temperatures of up to 91F (33C), meaning millions of people will hit the roads for day trips to the seaside.

The first week of meteorological autumn has brought a chill in the air as temperatures fell to 0C (32F) in Scotland and 4C (39F) even in the South East of England overnight.

For five years the Met office and Ireland's Met Eireann have run the Name Our Storms campaign. This year one of the storms even has a Love Island link and is set to be named Maura.

Temperatures have remained approximately one or two degrees warmer across the UK today as southerly winds bring a late warm spell dubbed the 'Indian summer heatwave'.

Heatwaves above 86F (30C) for more than two days currently happen once every four years in Britain, but Met Office forecasters say this will increase 16-fold to four a year by 2070.

Above-average temperatures will warm Britain tomorrow and on Saturday with highs of 79F (26C) expected before the leftovers of Hurricane Humberto bring heavy rain and gale-force winds.

The wettest and windiest weather today will be in South West England and South Wales, before showers fall across the country over the weekend - with the heaviest rain expected on Sunday.

The Environment Agency had six flood warnings in place today - for imminent flooding - and 32 flood alerts, mostly in northern England and East Anglia. Looking ahead, a wet and windy week is predicted.

The Met Office has issued a severe yellow rain warning that will last from midday to midnight tomorrow and stretch from Salcombe in Devon right up to Leeds. Car pictured in Essex today.

The Met Office has issued an amber thunderstorm warning for South East England from 4pm until 9pm which warns of 1.6in (40mm) of rain in as little as one hour which may lead to flash flooding.

Those across the UK looking to go for a Sunday stroll today should pack an umbrella as rain and showers are expected for most parts.

Britain has endured severe conditions in recent days with a week's worth of rain falling over the South West in six hours this morning, after the coldest night of autumn so far yesterday bringing -10C (14F) lows.

With more sub-zero conditions and snow forecast, there are concerns for parts of Britain that thousands of people could struggle to get to the polls on election day on December 12.

A flooding risk remains for England with the Environment Agency imposing 22 alerts and three warnings, while the Met Office has warned Scotland could see 65mph winds and up to 4in of rain.

The 100mph weather bomb Storm Brendan is set to batter the country this week in what could be the second storm to strike in three days as Britons prepare to head to the polls.

The Met Office warned Earth will be about 1.11C above pre-industrial levels in 2020 due to rising greenhouse gases, after Australia endured its hottest day ever with an average high of 41C.

The Environment Agency has issued 34 flood warnings meaning flooding is expected - along with 110 alerts, which mean flooding is possible, despite the rain expected to ease this weekend.

Temperatures today and tomorrow could reach highs of 14-15C (57-59F), figures not normally achieved until April or May. The warmest places are likely to be parts of North Wales and the North-East.

Strong gusts hit North East England and western Scotland today as ferries remained tied up in port due to the giant waves, meaning some islands could be cut off until the end of the week.

The Met Office said dense patches of fog were causing visibility to drop to under 300ft (100m) in some areas across southern England, after temperatures fell to -4C (25F) overnight.

Ice patches are expected to form across northern Britain tonight. A light dusting of snow may also fall on north-west England, Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Welsh hills, forecasters have warned.

Following four deaths during Storm Ciara last week, the Met Office raised the alert to amber for Dartmoor and south Devon, most of Wales, the Pennines and large swathes of Yorkshire.

The phallic shape of the amber weather warning issued for Wales by the Met Office due to Storm Dennis raised a few eyebrows among BBC Breakfast viewers this morning.

The new weather forecasting system will be the fastest in the world - increasing Met Office computing capacity six-fold when the device is turned on in August 2022.

The Met Office has warned a month's worth of rain could fall across an already soaked Wales today as yet another wave of torrential rain moves over the country. Pictured: Worcester.

Large parts of Shropshire are already underwater, with many access roads closed, and things could get worse with the river due to peak tonight amid further heavy rain in the Welsh mountains.

Met Office forecasters are warning of up to four inches of snow from the Shetland Islands down to Nottingham and across to Northern Ireland this evening. Pictured: Derbyshire snow today.

Londoners bemoaned the 'pathetic' flakes that fell for just a few minutes this morning before joking that the city would still fall to its knees regardless - paralysed by the smallest bit of bad weather.

Met Office forecasters warned of up to four inches of snow from the Shetland Islands down to Nottingham and across to Northern Ireland overnight.

More than 170 Environment Agency flood alerts or warnings are still in place for England with further rain and hill snow on the way for some areas after temperatures fell to -3C (27F).

The Met Office has imposed consecutive weather warnings for fog, snow, wind and rain beginning today and not letting up until Tuesday lunchtime for parts of Britain.

Heavy rain will fall over Wales and North West England between 3pm today and 12pm tomorrow with homes likely to be flooded in Mid Wales between 6pm tonight and 10am tomorrow.

Temperatures will rise as high as 15 or 16C in the south on Tuesday. It will feel markedly like spring although it will be colder in the north.

The UK faces much-needed warm and lovely sunny weather this weekend after a -6C chill tonight, as the country sinks into a gloom amid the raging coronavirus crisis (St Anne's Beach).

Britons feeling blue because of the coronavirus lockdown are set to bask in some sunshine with forecasters predicting temperatures could soar to 68F by Sunday.

Temperatures are set to rocket across the UK on Sunday and could hit up to 68F, but Britons will have to sunbathe from their back garden as the nation remains on lockdown amid the coronavirus crisis.

Temperatures are expected to be warmer than Ibiza in Britain today, with highs of 77F (25C) forecast in the south compared to 64F (18C) in the Spanish holiday hotspot.

Typical April weather will resume next week, with rain and much lower temperatures on the way. Britons have enjoyed sunshine in recent days, that has brought wisteria and tulips into bloom early.

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