A yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued by the Met Office for huge parts of England, with heavy rain and storms expected.
Thunderstorm warnings extend from south of Middlesbrough to London, but doesn’t include Wales, or parts of the South-East.
This means supporters for England’s quarter-final tie against Ukraine in Euro 2020 will have to brave the weather in the morning but it is expected to move northwards and onto the north sea as the day progresses.
The Met Office said there is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings possible.
Some delays or even cancellations could occur for train and bus services with the heavy rain creating difficult driving conditions.
They also warned about power cuts to areas too.
Warning about the storm, the Met Office said, “An area of heavy rain and some thunderstorms is expected to develop on Saturday morning over southern England and then move northeastwards before clearing into the North Sea Saturday afternoon.
“Many places will see a short period of heavy rain whilst some may see a more prolonged period of rain along with some intense bursts, with lightning and hail.”
They warned of 30-40mm of rain falling in a few hours, but storms expected to clear afterwards with the odd shower.
The Met Office issued a yellow rain warning for large areas of the South-West as well.
Similarly here, the Met Office warned about possible flooding to homes and businesses and disruption to travel.
They also warned of the danger of deep, fast flowing water and the threat it posed to people’s safety.
In a statement the Met Office said, “Heavy, perhaps thundery, downpours may become concentrated into a narrow corridor of persistent heavy rain on Saturday afternoon and evening.
“This brings a risk of localised flooding and disruption, whilst locations either side of this shower band may see very little rain.”
Twenty-thirty millimetres of rain could fall in an hour, and double that over a span of three to four hours with a small chance of up to 80mm in places.
Today:
Sunny spells for most areas. Largely dry in the far north and far south, but some showers elsewhere, especially southern Scotland and northern England where some of these heavy with the risk of thunder.
Tonight:
Dry for many northern parts though some rain for the Northern Isles. Areas of showery rain moving into the south and southwest overnight with some thunderstorms possible early Saturday.
Saturday:
Areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms in south and east early in the morning developing more widely by day. Northern Ireland and west Scotland most sheltered. Feeling close in southeast.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Showers developing widely on Sunday, some heavy and thundery and feeling humid. Rain into the south on Monday, then moving north through Tuesday. Becoming windy and fresher.
