The Met Office has said there will be a spell of unsettled and increasingly humid weather is developing across the UK, with thunderstorm warnings in place today and into the weekend.
Aย warm and humid airmassย is moving across the country fuelling thunderstorms and heavy downpours over the coming days.
The Met Office has issued Thunderstorm warnings for parts of Northern Ireland until 8pm today, Northeast England for Friday afternoon and for much of England from tomorrow evening through Saturday.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly, said: โMore warnings could be issued for the weekend and early next week. Keep an eye on the Met Office forecast for updates as the picture develops.
โWithin the warm and humid airmassย we will potentially seeย temperatures reaching 30ยฐC or moreย for parts of eastern England by Friday, with very warm and muggy conditions continuing into the weekend in parts of central and southern England.โ
On Sunday, widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue, moving northwards across the UK throughout the day. There will be some drier and brighter spells between the showers and it will feel warm or very warm in sunshine, particularly in the east and southeast.
Looking ahead to next week, the unsettled pattern is expected to continue, withย showers and thunderstormsย at times, although someย drier, brighter interludesย are also likely. Temperatures will beย near normal or warm for the time of year, depending on sunshine.
By mid-week, conditions may begin toย settle from the west, thoughย eastern areasย could still seeย showers. Temperatures are expected to beย near or slightly above normal, withย warmth in sunnier areas.
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