The UK's heatwave will come to an abrupt end in the coming days as an Icelandic wall of rain is set to batter Britain, bringing 34 days worth in just a few hours to some areas.The equivalent of an average entire month of August's rainfall (53mm) is set to hit parts of the country this week with North Wales alone set to see 20mm of downpours - nearly half of the typical total for the month - on Thursday morning.Homeowners have been warned to stockpile on five essential items ahead of Thursday, the Record previously reported.
British Gas have warned that the country is likely to plunge into chaos with potential power cuts and flooding due to the heavy rain and stormy conditions.Temperatures rose to 34.8C in Cambridge on Monday August 12, making it the hottest day of the year so far in England.
The heat across the UK is thought to have brought about the thunderstorms with a house in Aviemore, Scotland going up in flames after being struck by lightning on Monday morning.Despite much of Scotland being treated to clear skies and sunshine today, with highs of 22C in the north east and east coast, conditions are set to change very quickly with BBC Scotland confirming it will be a "very wet start for many of us tomorrow" on Thursday August 15.The band of rain is said to be moving at a quick pace from Iceland and across the North Atlantic sea to reach Scotland which will be hit with thunder by this evening on Wednesday, August 14.Into the early hours of Thursday morning, the band will thicken and widen, meaning it will rain as far as Northern Ireland in the west and the Scottish Borders in the east, before the band travels south.Conditions are looking more promising into Thursday afternoon as the rain will gradually ease from the
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