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| Weather warning as thunderstorms set to hit parts of UK | Weather warning as thunderstorms set to hit parts of UK |
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| Heavy rain and thunderstorms have been forecast for parts of the UK over the weekend. | |
| The Met Office has issued a yellow warning with thunderstorms over France set to move in to southern, eastern and central areas of England on Saturday. | The Met Office has issued a yellow warning with thunderstorms over France set to move in to southern, eastern and central areas of England on Saturday. |
| The thundery weather is expected to move further north and and spread into parts of Scotland and Wales on Sunday. | |
| The Met Office's warning puts people on standby for possible travel disruption and surface water flooding. | The Met Office's warning puts people on standby for possible travel disruption and surface water flooding. |
| The yellow rain alert - the lowest of three levels, meaning "be aware" - is for London and south-east England, south-west England, the Midlands, East Anglia, and Yorkshire and Humber on Saturday. | The yellow rain alert - the lowest of three levels, meaning "be aware" - is for London and south-east England, south-west England, the Midlands, East Anglia, and Yorkshire and Humber on Saturday. |
| The warning is extended to north-west and north-east England and parts of South Wales on Sunday. | The warning is extended to north-west and north-east England and parts of South Wales on Sunday. |
| England's south-east is forecast to receive the worst of the rain, with as much as 30mm of rain within an hour, and 50mm within three hours in some places, according to the Met Office. | England's south-east is forecast to receive the worst of the rain, with as much as 30mm of rain within an hour, and 50mm within three hours in some places, according to the Met Office. |
| BBC weather forecaster Ben Rich said torrential downpours were expected to start in the mid-afternoon and by the end of Saturday night would spread into southern and central Scotland. | |
| He said there has already been some thunder and lightening across parts of Kent as the storms pushed northwards from France. | |
| Lightning warning | Lightning warning |
| In its weather warning, the Met Office said: "Thunderstorms and areas of heavy, thundery rain are expected to move north from France during the course of Saturday afternoon and evening. | In its weather warning, the Met Office said: "Thunderstorms and areas of heavy, thundery rain are expected to move north from France during the course of Saturday afternoon and evening. |
| "The public should be aware of the risk of localised disruption to travel, due to surface water flooding and lightning strikes." | "The public should be aware of the risk of localised disruption to travel, due to surface water flooding and lightning strikes." |
| Despite the rain, temperatures will remain warm for most of the country with a high of 24C (75.2F) expected in central and eastern England on Sunday afternoon. | Despite the rain, temperatures will remain warm for most of the country with a high of 24C (75.2F) expected in central and eastern England on Sunday afternoon. |
| Glasgow and Ayrshire in Scotland, and Antrim and Down in Northern Ireland faced flooding on Thursday. | Glasgow and Ayrshire in Scotland, and Antrim and Down in Northern Ireland faced flooding on Thursday. |
| The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was called to flash floods around the country and a fire in a block of flats in Greenock, thought to have been caused by a lightning strike. | The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was called to flash floods around the country and a fire in a block of flats in Greenock, thought to have been caused by a lightning strike. |
| July has seen the longest spell of hot weather to affect the whole of the UK since July 2006 as temperatures exceeded 28C somewhere in the country for 19 consecutive days. | July has seen the longest spell of hot weather to affect the whole of the UK since July 2006 as temperatures exceeded 28C somewhere in the country for 19 consecutive days. |
| The highest temperature for seven years - 33.5C - was recorded in west London earlier this month. | The highest temperature for seven years - 33.5C - was recorded in west London earlier this month. |