Thunderstorm warning issued as temperatures set to soar to 27C in North Wales

Thunder and lightning could be on the way for parts of north Wales after a yellow weather warning was issued by the Met Office. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​

Temperatures are set to peak at 27C tomorrow after slowly building throughout the week. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​

Although they are set to drop on Friday and over the weekend, the Met Office is warning that thunderstorms could hit parts of north east Wales – including Wrexham, Flintshire and Denbighshire – and large parts of central England tomorrow afternoon. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​

A yellow weather warning has now been issued with the Met Office saying that they are likely to break out in some areas covered in the warning. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​

In a statement, the Met Office said: “While most places will probably miss them, where thunderstorms do occur there is a chance that in a few places up to 40 mm of rain could fall in an hour or so and 40 to 60 mm could fall in two or three hours. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​

“These torrential downpours may be accompanied by frequent lightning, whilst gusty winds and hail may also affect a few places. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​

“The exact location of the thunderstorms will be hard to pinpoint, so the warning area will be kept under review and updated if necessary.” ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​