Recent warm, dry weather is set to end just in time for the Bank Holiday weekend with an Atlantic system bringing high winds and heavy rain for some parts. The Met Office says the change has already begun with scattered showers, mainly to northern areas, on Monday.

UK holidaymakers in Spain are being warned of hot conditions and thunderstorm risks over the next few days as temperatures reach 40C. An Iberian heatwave is set to hit parts of Europe this week, bringing searing temperatures and warnings to holidaymakers.

Brits are bracing themselves for a huge 600-mile storm to hit the UK this weekend, bringing an abrupt end to the mini heatwave. Weather maps show nearly the entire country will be battered by heavy rain, marking a soggy start to the bank holiday weekend.

But the bank holiday weekend sees a marked change in weather type, as Deputy Chief Meteorologist Mark Sidaway explains: “The high pressure that has been around for the last few weeks will slowly lose its grip on the UK this week, bringing a change to more unsettled conditions with many areas seeing rain or showers, ending the prolonged dry spell.

At least three homes were damaged in Washington County from a tornado with winds up to 115 mph. It was a surprise storm system that suddenly appeared, Gov. Andy Beshear said.

Rileyann said: "We've been neighbors for [five] years and she is my bestie. I would never let her ride it out alone."