Households in England told to shower after 11pm

Households in England told to shower after 11pmHouseholds in England as well as neighbouring Wales should avoid showering until after 11pm in these areas. 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 16:42, Wed, May 27, 2026 Updated: 16:43, Wed, May 27, 2026 Households in 38 areas should avoid showering if they have thunder and lightning (Image: Getty)Households in 38 areas of England and Wales are being told avoid showering 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, South Wales, North Wales, Shropshire, Hampshire and Cornwall and Devon are among those at risk of thunderstorms from 3pm until 11pm 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 spare batteries, a mobile phone with charge and if possible, an emergency bag for flooding. 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. R...