The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and downpours today (Wednesday). The warning is in place across parts of northern areas of the UK.
It's down to the first of two upcoming low-pressure systems bringing rain in the north, especially for those in northeast England and southern Scotland. Forecasters say that although some areas will miss the worst of the showers, in excess of 30mm of rain is possible within a couple of hours for some locations.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Steve Willington said: “Slow-moving thundery showers are the driving force behind the weather warning that has been issued. There’s a chance of some accompanying lightning and hail, and there could be some difficult driving conditions with a small chance of some localised surface-water flooding due to the volume of rain in a relatively short period of time.
