Part of Cheshire to be hit with thunderstorms as Met Office issues weather warning

A thunderstorm is set to hit parts of Cheshire today, according to the Met Office. A warning of thunderstorms and heavy showers has been issued for much of the north of England, despite sunnier weather elsewhere.

The Met Office says that Cheshire will largely avoid the stormy conditions as it passes through neighbouring counties Derbyshire and Greater Manchester. But the far reaches of the North Eat of the county - areas such as Bollington, Poynton and Disley - are expected to be hit by the thunderstorm.

Those areas come under a yellow weather warning, issued by the Met Office today (June 18). The warning is in place from 11am to 9pm on Tuesday, and also covers much of Yorkshire, the East Midlands and parts of north-west and north-east England.

Experts said lightning could damage a few buildings and structures and that short-term loss of power and the flooding of a few homes and businesses was possible.

They said there was 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 delays to train services were also possible.

The Met Office said showers would develop on Tuesday, becoming heavy with some thunderstorms through the afternoon and early evening.

They said some will be slow-moving with lightning, hail and heavy rain, and a few places seeing 20mm to 3 mm of rain in one hour.

Much of the rest of the UK is forecast to have dry conditions with sunny spells on Tuesday, with temperatures in London above 20C.

Temperatures so far this month have been a few degrees below their seasonal average, affecting small businesses which rely on tourism or high street foot traffic at the start of summer.

The UK experienced the coolest first 10 days of June since 2020, in contrast to the hottest June on record this time last year, when it was as hot as 32.2C in Lincolnshire and Surrey.

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