The Met Office said 10-15mm of rain is expected to fall within in less than an hour, with the worst-affected areas potentially seeing a total of 30-40mm.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in 66 areas of England and Wales for today with the alert in place from 9am to 6pm on June 7

All across the UK, the Met Office marked the warmest spring for mean temperatures since the series began in 1884, surpassing the previous record from 2024. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales also saw their sunniest spring on record, while England recorded its second sunniest spring since records began in 1910.