The Bank Holiday sunshine is set to take a turn tomorrow, with thunderstorms forecast for much of the South West. The King's Coronation weekend has seen sunshine and warmer weather for much of the West Country, until Monday when showers began to take hold.
The rest of the week seems to look much cloudier, with patches of rain. However, Tuesday's weather (May 9) will see thunder beginning around lunchtime until early evening.
According to the Met Office's forecast for the South West region, Tuesday is described as having "a cloudy start with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. The cloud soon breaking up with sunny spells and showers, these locally heavy with a risk of hail and thunder. Maximum temperature 16C."
There are currently yellow weather warnings in place for other parts of the UK at risk of thunder this evening, while flood alerts for Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, are also in place - a flood warning has been removed for Lower Frome and tributaries in the past 24 hours.
- Bristol forecast - Bristol is due to see thunder between the hours of 2pm and 5pm.
- Bath forecast - Bath is due to see thunder between the hours of 1pm and 2pm and then again from 4pm until 5pm.
- Taunton forecast - Taunton is due to see thunder between the hours of 11am and 5pm.
- Gloucester forecast - Gloucester is due to see thunder between the hours of 1pm and 2pm.
- Gillingham (Dorset) forecast - Gillingham is due to see thunder between the hours of 3pm and 4pm.
- Wiltshire forecast - Areas of Wiltshire, such as Westbury, are not forecast to expect any thunder tomorrow, according to the Met Office (correct at time of writing).
South West weather forecast for Wednesday to Friday (May 10 - 12)
The Met Office says: "Sunny spells and a chance of showers, locally heavy and thundery, on Wednesday and Thursday. Cloudy but drier on Friday, perhaps with the odd shower. Feeling pleasant in any sunshine."
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