It's gorgeous while it lasts - but somehow it just never lasts long enough.
Millions of Brits have been enjoying being bathed in sunshine for the past few days, now weather forecasters have warned of thunderstorms.
Thunder could arrive in parts of the UK as early as this weekend following an extended spell of sunny and warm weather as the Met Office issues yellow warnings for thunderstorms across the South and Midlands.
Warnings are in place until 9pm on Saturday covering London, parts of the South West, Midlands, Wales and parts of Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
The possibility of a downpour is extended on Sunday to also cover the North West and West Scotland.
The recent heatwave means a plume of warm weather will rise, upping the odds of thunder and a deluge of rain.
The area of high pressure creating the warm weather will begin drifting towards Scandinavia throughout the weekend, bringing the possibility of rain and gusty winds in some places.
While it's not possible to pinpoint exactly when the current warm spell will end for each part of the country, the UK Health Security Agency last week issued a warm weather warning for the South and Midlands which is in place until 9am on Monday.
However, one Ventusky map shows thunderstorms could rumble early for parts, with South England, the Midlands and Wales, all potentially set to experience thunder, hail and rain over the weekend.
This is expected to change at around 2pm on Saturday - with the warning being issued until 9pm.
Met Office forecaster Oli Clayden warned that the potential for heavy rain means flooding is possible - and as a result, there is a risk of travel disruption.
There is also the risk for thunderstorms in Scotland, too. STV meteorologist Sean Batty said that parts of the country could experience heavy downpours over the weekend.
A Met Office spokesperson said: "Whilst many places will be largely dry, thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail are likely to develop in some places on Saturday afternoon.
"There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds."
Temperatures have been peaking in the late twenties in recent days luring millions of sunseekers outside.
But the hot weather has also resulted in wildfires in parts of the UK.
Firefighters in Wales were called to deal with an "apocalyptic" blaze in woodland near Aberystwyth on Friday, while crews in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire were also summoned to put out a raging fire on moorland between the two counties.
