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Thunder, lightning and heavy rain will batter parts of the UK today as the Met Office issues a yellow weather warning. The forecast warned to expect some heavy showers and thunderstorms
today, which could disrupt travel and power in a few places. The Met Office said: “Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop on Saturday, initially over parts of north
Wales and the southern part of northwest England around midday, and then later in the afternoon across Cumbria and the north Pennines. “Most of these will not last long but could produce 20
mm rain in less than an hour, leading to some localised flooding. “Lightning strikes and hail will be additional hazards in places. “The showers and thunderstorms will slowly die out from
the south later this afternoon and through the early evening.” The warning is in effect from midday today and will expire at 7pm tonight. The alert covers the East Midlands, Noth East
England, North West England, Wales and parts of Yorkshire and Humber. You can find the full list of affected regions below. Some damage to a few buildings and structures from lightning
strikes is possible, the Met Office warned, adding short term loss of power and other services is likely. There is a good chance driving conditions will be affected by spray, standing water
and/or hail, leading to longer journey times by car and bus. And homes should be warned there is a small chance of some flooding. "Large hail" will also batter parts of the UK
today with torrential downpours set to hit Wales, the Midlands and the north of England, according to BBC Weather forecaster Helen Willetts. She said: "Today there's lots of
sunshine and some places will escape the showers altogether but when they come along they are likely to linger because the winds are lighter. "Particularly near the area of low pressure
where they could gather together to be more frequent and lengthier spells of rain. "Parts of Wales, the Midlands and the north of England will see some of the heaviest torrential
downpours today. "Hail, large hail, gusty winds locally near those showers. And then we pick up this band of rain across Scotland, but drying out towards the west and Northern Ireland,
but it could stay really misty and cold for most of the day across north-eastern parts of Scotland." The Met Office forecast for today reads: "Cool and grey in the northeast with
rain at times. "Brighter further south and west with some sunshine but also showers, particularly for north Wales and northwest England where they could be thundery. Cloudier with rain
in the southwest." The UK will see changeable weather conditions this weekend, with heavy showers and warm temperatures predicted. Heavy showers will hit northern England and northern
Wales, along with the chance for some thunder and lightning today. BBC Weather predicts Saturday will become "showery with heavy showers at times, bringing a chance of hail, gusty winds
and thunder". Into this evening, the agency forecast reads: "Showers will continue to move in through the first half of the night, sometimes heavy and thunder. "Through the
early hours, showers will fade to allow more in the way of drier weather." While elsewhere in London, the humidity will be high as temperatures could rise into the 20s despite the grey
skies. Sunday is expected to be even warmer, with the mercury expected to reach 24C in the capital.