Weather warning issued with thunderstorms forecast this afternoon

A weather warning has been issued with the Met Office forecasting thundery conditions this afternoon.

The yellow warning, in place between midday and 11:59pm this evening, covers large parts of north and mid Wales and England.

According to the Met Office: “While some areas will remain remain dry, thunderstorms are likely to develop this afternoon and evening from the east and move relatively slowly westwards or northwestwards.

“Where thunderstorms occur, heavy rain accompanied by frequent lightning is likely with potential for 25 to 30 mm of rain to fall in one or two hours in a few places and perhaps as much as 50 mm could fall in one or two spots.

“In a few places there may also be some hail.”