Weather warning extended with heavy rain and thundery conditions forecast

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and warm weather has been extended.

The Met Office are forecasting a warm and muggy few days with temperatures set to reach highs of 28C locally on Saturday.

Conditions are set to remain in the mid to high 20s until the middle of next week.

A weather warning for stormy conditions and rain is already in place on Saturday, with Wrexham expected to see some much needed rainfall.

It comes as a warm plume of air from the south is set to influence the local weather, leading to a dramatic change in conditions. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

However the warning has now been extended to include midday until 11pm on Sunday, which is also set to be another muggy day.

The Met Office say that whilst many places will be largely dry, thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail are likely to develop in some places on Sunday afternoon.

A Met Office spokesperson said: “High temperatures on Sunday will trigger a scattering of showers across the warning area, some of which are likely to be torrential and thundery, perhaps bringing a few places 30-40 mm in an hour.

“The odd place, affected by multiple showers, could see more than this, perhaps in excess of 60 mm in a few hours, this being most likely across Wales and central England.

“As well as rain, additional hazards will be hail, strong gusts of wind, and lightning will be additional hazards.

“Despite this, many places in the warning area will remain dry, or only see small amounts of rain, due to the scattered nature of the heaviest showers.”