BTN News: A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers, over most of Yorkshire, the East Midlands, and parts of the north-west and north-east of England, has been issued by the Met Office. The statement is good from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Temperatures will be warmer in other areas through southern England but for the warned areas this could be the second significant severe weather event in a week.
What to Expect: Thunderstorms and Downpours.
Thunderstorms, potentially severe, and heavy showers are expected to develop at times which, taken together with lightning will be enough to create isolated disruption in a few places throughout Tuesday afternoon and early evening. Thunderstorms could generate lightning, hail, and heavy rain with some areas at risk of 20-30mm within an hour. Met Office spokeswoman Nicola Maxey said the showers will be scattered and it will be “difficult to pinpoint where they will be”. As she put it, “It’s like when you’re about to heat a pan of water and you know that eventually it’s going to get hot, but you don’t know where the bubbles are going to show up.
How Could This Affect Your Daily Life
The warning said those conditions could result in lightning possibly damaging buildings and structures, temporary power outages, and flooding in some areas. Forecasters have warned that the spray and standing water, along with hail, could result in longer journey times by car and bus. This could also result in delay in train services. Although, despite the warning some places in the warning area could see a dry and sunnier day.
More UK Weather Forecast & Update for the Rest of the Country
Thunderstorms are on their way to northern England, but for most of the rest of the UK some dry weather with sunny spells is forecast for Tuesday. Ms Maxey said of London: “The chance of at least 20C with a bit of sunshine through this afternoon, 20-22C is possible. “I think the theme as we head on through the rest of the working week is for a bit of a warming trend, lighter winds, and still plenty of fine, dry weather, certainly down further south for Saturday.
Effect on Small Business and Tourism
The weather contrast follows a cooler-than-average start to June, which is hurting small businesses that rely on tourism and high street foot traffic. The opening 10 days of June have been the coldest since 2020, far removed from June 2020 where temperatures soared to record levels with 32.2C in Lincolnshire and Surrey.
