Forecasters warn of unsettled weather over the coming days with a yellow warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain in force across much of southern England and Wales. Cornwall has been particularly affected so far with reports of torrential rain, large hail, and lightning.
The final days of summer are set to be marred by thunderstorms and heavy showers as forecasters warned of further unsettled weather over the coming days. A weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain is in force across much of southern England and Wales ahead of summer officially ending on Sunday.The yellow warning, which covers all of Wales and south-west England , the Midlands and parts of south-east and northern England , came into effect at 1am and lasts until midnight on Sunday.
"Typically as the afternoon goes on, we'll see higher temperatures and the heat can help trigger the thunderstorms to kick off, so I expect through mid-afternoon we'll see some more widespread ones."Further heavy, thundery showers, potentially accompanied by large hail, are expected across parts of Wales and southern England. Some affected areas could see 50 to 80mm of rain.
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