{"id":11937,"date":"2024-09-20T19:53:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T19:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/thunderstorm-warning-in-wales-to-end-summer\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T19:53:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T19:53:50","slug":"thunderstorm-warning-in-wales-to-end-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/thunderstorm-warning-in-wales-to-end-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderstorm warning in Wales to end summer"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Buildings could be damaged by lightning strikes, the Met Office says<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Two yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms have been issued, ending a spell of warm weather. <\/p>\n

The warnings begin on Friday afternoon and last nearly all of Saturday in parts of Wales and southern England.<\/p>\n

As well as the risk of lightning strikes damaging buildings, the worst affected areas could see as much as 70mm (2.8in) of rain, bringing the possibility of flooding and transport disruption.<\/p>\n

It comes after a week of warm and sunny weather in parts of the UK, with temperatures widely reaching the low to mid-20s in Celsius.<\/p>\n

The weather service warned hail and frequent lightning could accompany the “thunderstorms and heavy showers”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The first yellow warning is from noon until 22:00 BST, affecting most of south and mid Wales, as well as the south-west England and the Midlands.<\/p>\n

The second warning is in place all of Saturday from 01:00 and covers all of Wales and south-west England, the Midlands, as well as parts of south-east England. <\/p>\n

A third yellow weather warning, for rain, is in place all day on Sunday with the forecaster saying spray and flooding could cause problems on the roads. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said: “We are being spoiled by almost summer’s last hurrah, but there’s a bit of a change coming down the line as we move our way through towards Friday, and especially the weekend.”<\/p>\n

A “gentle decline” in temperature is expected over the weekend, with highs of 24C forecast for East Anglia on Saturday followed by low 20s in the area on Sunday, he added.<\/p>\n

As of 17 September, the UK had seen an average 49.5mm of rainfall this month – which is typical for this time of year, Mr Stroud said.<\/p>\n

Successive bands of rain and normal conditions for autumn are expected next week, he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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