Thunderstorm warnings as weekend temperatures soar
Thunderstorm warnings are in place throughout a lot of the UK as temperatures are set to soar throughout the weekend.
Warm air from the south is anticipated to ship the warmth rising, however bringing with it thundery showers and the possibility of hail and gusty winds, in keeping with the Met Office.
Chief meteorologist Frank Saunders stated temperatures may attain 31C in components of central and south east England on Saturday (June 9) – together with the possibility of torrential rain.
“As the heat builds from the south, thundery showers will develop through Saturday afternoon,” he stated. “While not everyone in the warning area will see the heaviest showers, or even any rain at all, some will bring heavy thundery downpours.
“With intense showers there is a risk of surface water flooding which could cause some disruption.”
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A yellow thunderstorm warning – highlighting potential disruption to journey, energy cuts and localised flooding – has been issued for Wales and a big a part of southern and central England from 2pm to 9pm on Saturday.
A second yellow warning is in place for noon to 9pm for Wales, Northern Ireland and most of western and central England and Scotland. Parts of east and northern Scotland are more likely to keep away from essentially the most excessive situations.
Saunders stated: “Sunday will see 30C again in parts of southern UK and the risk of thunderstorms more widely – particularly western and central areas.”
Forecaster Tomasz Schafernaker stated the excessive temperatures will final properly into the evenings, however are removed from uncommon at the moment of yr.
“It is not unusual to get these sort of temperatures in June,” he stated. “We’ve regularly approached the low to mid-30s.
“We will notice the humidity rising as we go through the weekend with some really balmy nights on the way. At 10pm on Saturday, temperatures in some towns and cities will still be hovering around 20C.”
He continued: “For Sunday there’s a lot of sunshine around, very warm, very humid, but with a greater chance of catching showers and thunderstorms across many western parts of the UK… hail, thunder and gusty winds and then it is back to sunshine again.”
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an amber alert for warm climate till 9am on Monday within the West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, South East and South West.
It means the impression of the warmth is “likely to be felt across the whole health service… and the wider population, not just the most vulnerable”.
An additional yellow alert, which is much less severe and warns that there could also be some disruption to companies resulting from climate situations, is in place for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and Humber areas of England, in addition to London.
The Met Office stated thundery showers might proceed into Monday with situations remaining sizzling and humid with loads of sunny spells till midweek.