The Wimbledon tennis tournament has been disrupted by wet weather, with heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast to hit the UK this weekend.
Matches were suspended across all courts around 30 minutes after they had begun as a downpour descended on south-west London on Saturday morning.
They resumed after a break but more disruption is possible depending on the weather, organisers said.
Although conditions will feel warm and humid, the rain is expected to develop further across England and Wales, with thundery showers, lightning and hail leading to potential flooding in some areas on Saturday, the Met Office said.
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office for a large part of England, eastern parts of Wales and southern Scotland, which runs until late on Saturday, while a rainfall yellow weather warning, covering northern parts of Devon, Cornwall, Bristol and Bath, has been given as well.
The yellow warnings mean the weather could cause some disruption to travel in parts of the UK while flooding may also take place.
Football fans are also advised to check forecasts and travel routes on Saturday.
Greg Dewhurst, a senior meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “London will have some patchy rain through the first part of the afternoon but it should become a little bit drier later on, with maximum temperatures around 17C.
“Overall, I think there’s a risk of one or two showers and temperatures on the cool side. That continues into Sunday as well, with further risk of showers across the London area again, on the heavy side at times, but I think there’ll be some sunny spells too.
“Our main message throughout the whole weekend is there is likely, wherever you are in the UK, to be some heavy showers around. Be prepared if you’re travelling over the next couple of days with those heavy, heavy thunderstorms around.”
By Sunday hail could be on the cards as yellow warnings, in place for the whole day, will affect northern parts of England, most of Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Sunny spells meanwhile are predicted for the south and Midlands in England and across Wales on Sunday with highs of 22C, which is slightly below average for this time of year.
