The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across parts of central and southern England and Wales, with up to 40mm of rain expected in places, alongside strong winds, frequent lightning and hail.
The weather warning comes into effect from 9am on Saturday and is expected to be in place until 6pm.
Dan Suri, the Met Office’s chief meteorologist, said: “Frequent heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected for much of Saturday, before they fade from the west during the mid-to-late afternoon. “It’s possible that 10-15mm of rain could fall in less than an hour, while some places could see 30-40mm of rain over several hours from successive showers and thunderstorms.
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— Met Office (@metoffice) June 6, 2025“A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued and covers parts of central and southern England and Wales.”
It comes after a record-breaking spring which was the warmest for mean temperatures since 1884 and the sunniest spring on record for the UK, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with England recording its second sunniest spring since sunshine records began in 1910.
“Torrential downpours could lead to a substantial of rain in just a short space of time”, said Alex Burkill, Met Office meteorologist. “And also frequent lightning, hail likely to be some impacts because of these thundery downpours.”
The showers will gradually move across the UK heading out to the East by the evening, with eastern and northeaster parts of England continuing to experience heavy showers throughout Saturday night.
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Mr Burkill said: “It is looking like the driest day of the weekend for the majority of us. It’s not totally dry.
Part of northwest Scotland could see some wetter weather on Sunday.
And looking to the week ahead, forecasters say more summery conditions could return to the UK later on with “a plume of some warmer air coming in from the south” by Wednesday or Thursday.
“By Thursday, temperatures are likely to be trending upwards with the potential for very warm or even hot weather to develop, particularly in the south and east,” the Met Office’s long=range forecast says.
While temperatures will pick up next week, forecasters have said there may again be chances of rainfall and thunderstorms.
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