Following historic Europe heat wave, a stormy weather pattern will keep heat at bay into mid-August
Northwest England was affected by significant flash flooding on July 31, including the county of Cheshire. Streets can be seen overwhelmed in the town of Bollington and vehicles try to brave through the flooding in Poynton, in the second clip.
The second widespread, record-breaking heat wave of the summer scorched much of western and central Europe in late July, but a big change in the weather pattern is expected in August.
This heat wave which occurred from July 21-26 resulted in new all-time high temperatures in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Germany.
“In May, AccuWeather’s Summer Forecast highlighted the threat for dangerous heat waves to impact northern Spain into Germany this summer which by now we have had two potent heat waves that have been record-setting in their own right,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Tyler Roys said.
Cooler and unsettled weather has spread over much of Europe in recent days, and this weather pattern is forecast to continue through at least the first half of August.
High temperatures through the middle of the month will generally range from 18-24 C (65-75 F) across the United Kingdom.
Throughout much of France, daily high temperatures of 24-29 C (75-85 F) are expected with the highest temperatures across southern France.
Daily high temperatures of 21-27 C (70-80 F) will be common across Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.
"Intense heat may continue to be suppressed during the second half of August, effectively ending the risk for heat waves across the United Kingdom and perhaps locations from France to Germany as well," said Roys.
However, the end of the intense heat hasn't been all positive as daily downpours have soaked parts of the United Kingdom. Some of these downpours caused significant flooding leading to travel disruptions and damage to homes in businesses.
The recent heavy rainfall also caused damage to the Toddbrook reservoir forcing evacuations and road closures. Efforts continued into the weekend to remove water from the reservoir to prevent the dam from collapsing and flooding the nearby town of Whaley Bridge.
Water levels were lowered by 3 meters (10 feet) at the reservoir by Sunday afternoon; however, evacuations remained in place and the threat to life remained very high, according to the BBC.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms will once again be a threat across the United Kingdom, including the Manchester area, during the first half of the week. Anyone with outdoor or travel plans will want to closely monitor the weather and alter their plans accordingly.
The United Kingdom can expect more wet than dry days through the middle of the month, helping to ease the threat for water shortages and hose pipe bans, but dampening outdoor plans.
This unsettled weather will also spread throughout western and central Europe during the first full week of August.
Locations from France to Germany and Poland will be at risk for frequent showers and thunderstorms and could endure locally severe thunderstorms and the risk for flash flooding.
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