Households in 38 UK areas told to switch off appliances from 3pm - full list

Households in 38 UK areas told to switch off appliances from 3pm - full listHouseholds in 38 areas of the UK should switch off appliances and TVs until 11pm. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Alex Evans, Deputy Audience Editor 14:03, Wed, May 27, 2026 Updated: 14:04, Wed, May 27, 2026 Households are being urged to switch off appliances (Image: Getty)Households in 38 UK areas are being told to switch off appliances, TVs and other electronics from 3pm until 11pm due to a yellow weather warning. The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning in England and Wales, with 38 areas in total told to take action to prepare for thunder, lightning and potential flash flooding. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Areas including London, Somerset, Cardiff, Hereford, Hampshire and Cornwall and Devon are among those at risk of thunderstorms from 3pm today, the Met Office warned. In its own advice, the forecaster said households should prepare for the storms by gathering items for power cuts, such as torches and batteries, a charged mobile phone and a flood kit. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy Read more: UK households with airc...