June 18th 2023.
Residents of Minster on Sea in Kent got a taste of the weather ahead last night when a thunderstorm rolled through the area. It was a prelude to what is to come as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain that will affect almost the entirety of England and Wales from 12pm to midnight.
Northern Ireland has a slightly shorter warning period, lasting until 9pm.
The thunderstorms and heavy rain could bring up to 80mm of rain in some areas within three to six hours. The potential for lightning, strong winds, and hail could cause flooding, travel issues, and even power cuts.
Meteorologists predict that most of England will experience isolated rainfall at some point today. Grahame Madge from the Met Office told the MailOnline "Some of the storms have the potential to be quite intense, with high rainfall rates. Some locations may well miss them all together but all we can do now is indicate that there is a risk across both countries."
Marco Petagna also added that “The average rainfall for the UK in June is 77mm and for England it is just 65mm. But it is possible that 60mm could fall in six hours, which is not far from a month’s worth of rain. And we could even see 30mm in one hour, which is the equivalent to a couple of weeks.”
Although the rain and thunder are expected to last overnight in northern parts of the country, the south should start drying up. Temperatures will remain warm despite the rain, so those in the east should enjoy the break from the heat.
By tomorrow, the rain in the north should have slowed down and any remaining clouds in the south should have cleared up. The rest of the week will be a mix of warm sunshine and scattered showers in the northwest and largely dry, warm, and humid days in the south east.
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