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Breakfast brief - Thunderstorms and continued heat

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14 August 2025

Breakfast brief
Thunderstorms and continued heat

Thunderstorms break out across Scotland this afternoon.

A mixed day brings thunderstorms in Scotland, continued heat in large parts of England, and widely calm conditions across the UK and Ireland for wind.

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Highs of around 30 °C in south-east England, and down to 24 °C as the high for Ireland in Cork. More unsettled in the north with rain passing through Scotland turning thundery in the afternoon.

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