Parts of the UK will experience another day of chilly temperatures ahead of three days of yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms.
An amber weather warning for extreme heat is in place until 11.59pm on Sunday for large parts of the south, east, west, midlands and north of England as temperatures are forecast to rise to 32C.
The Met Office has launched the warning saying people could experience “adverse health effects”, such as sunburn or heat exhaustion, and transport delays during the heat.
A yellow storm warning is in place for Scotland and Northern Ireland from 9am on Sunday until 11.59pm on Monday as the north experiences a sweep of heavy rain over the next two days.
The forecaster warned of flash floods and power outages as downpours descended on the two regions.
The warning extends to England and Wales on Monday and Tuesday, with only south-west and south-east England facing a third day of yellow warning until 11.59pm on Wednesday, as rainfall decreases elsewhere.
The hot weather has already sparked several bushfires in England, with the latest blaze in the North York Moors National Park.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the fire in Sutton Bank shortly after 6pm on Saturday and firefighters worked through the night to dampen the grass to prevent it from spreading further.
Met Office forecasters have said there is a significant risk of further bushfires on Sunday as the ground has been extremely dry for an extended period.
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The National Drought Group, made up of representatives from the government, water companies, the Environment Agency and others, declared an official drought in eight areas of England on Friday.
Three water companies – Welsh Water, Southern Water and South East Water – have imposed hose bans, while Yorkshire Water has announced a ban will start on August 26 and Thames Water is planning one in the coming weeks.
Surrey residents were left without water on Saturday after problems hit Netley Mill water treatment works.
Thames Water apologized and distributed bottled water to residents in Guilford, Surrey Hills, Dorking and Horsham while engineers worked to restore supplies.
By Sunday morning the problem had been fixed, and residents were told water was “gradually returning to the area”.
A statement from Thames Water said: “Problems at Netley Mill water treatment works have been fixed and supply is gradually returning to the area. We are identifying and unblocking air pockets in the system to allow taps to are flowing normally. As supplies return, you may notice splashes, cloudiness or low pressure, but this will improve.”
Surrey County Council’s Liz Townsend slammed Thames Water over supply problems during one of the hottest weekends of the year.
She told BBC Breakfast: “This is happening more and more now with the warm weather. We had this problem last year here too. And to be honest the service is not fit for purpose now and the residents are getting very, very upset with what they have to put up with.”
He said Thames Water had “this time failed to meet the needs of the vulnerable also in and around Cranleigh and Ewhurst”, after he received messages from elderly people who said they had not been delivered water.