Met Office weather warning: Which parts of the UK will be affected by thunderstorms?

Fresh from a wet bank holiday Monday for many, weather conditions for parts of the UK are still set to get worse.

Tuesday brought further rain moving across the UK but this time in the form of heavy showers and thunderstorms.

The conditions have prompted the Met Office to issue a yellow warning for thunderstorms.

The storms have already moved across parts of western England and Wales, with some localised flooding being reported in places - through the rest of today these will spread across many southern and eastern parts of England.

In Sidmouth, Devon, torrents of water drenched roads and properties on Tuesday

A yellow warning for thunderstorms is in effect until 10pm on Tuesday, as some areas could see up to 30mm of rain in two to three hours.

Bearing in mind the typical average May rainfall for England is around 55mm of rain, these places could see half a month's precipitation in just a couple of hours - this could cause localised flooding and dangerous travelling conditions and delays.

Lightning and hail could also bring further disruption, with delays possible to public transport and the chance of power outages.

As we move into the evening we will see the heavy showers and thunderstorms move away into the North Sea - leading to a brief respite - before further showers and possibly thunderstorms develop once again through tomorrow.

Met Office meteorologist Clare Nasir added: “Showers over the next few days could be heavy with the risk of thunder and hail.

“In fact, through Tuesday evening there is a warning for thunderstorms across the southeast.

“So you could run into some heavy bursts through the next few hours through Tuesday evening before that risk eases.

“For the time being we are seeing some lively conditions across the south as well as the east. It will ease.”

She added that the risk of thunder and hail persists through Wednesday and Thursday.

Turning to Friday, Ms Nasir said: “The chance of some heavy showers in the South elsewhere mostly dry, the cloud coming and going, but some brighter skies coming through setting the scene for Saturday.”

Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon said some parts of the yellow warning area could see more than 40 millimetres of rain over a three-hour period.

He said: “On Wednesday, we’ve got low pressure approaching the north west of Scotland, which is going to introduce some more wet weather, particularly in the west of Scotland and Northern Ireland for a time.

“Widespread showers are possible on Thursday and some of the showers again could be quite heavy in nature for a time.

“Generally, a drier day for many on Friday, albeit largely quite cloudy for many.”

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