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Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Thunderstorm weather warning issued across London and south of England by Met Office
A yellow weather warning has been issued across London, the South East and the South West of the country. The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning from 10am to 9pm on Thursday, expecting heavy showers to bring disruption. The forecaster said thunderstorms and heavy showers are expected to develop during Thursday morning and through the afternoon. A few areas will see 'torrential downpours', the Met Office said, with 25 to 35mm of rain falling within an hour, and potentially 60mm within two hours. Frequent lightning and hail will bring additional hazards, it warned. 'Storms will tend to become more confined to the south and east of the warning area later in the afternoon before dying out during the evening,' it said. The warnings cover major counties and cities such as London, Suffolk, Brighton, Kent, Oxfordshire, Bristol, Portsmouth and Southampton. People living in areas at risk of flash flooding are advised to 'consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit' to minimise potential damage, the Met Office advised. Strong winds could also pose a hazard, and residents have been told to secure objects including bins, trampolines, tents and garden furniture before gusty conditions arrive. Motorists have been urged to check road conditions and public transport timetables before travelling, and to amend plans if necessary to avoid getting caught out by severe weather. The Met Office has also told households to prepare for possible power cuts by gathering essentials like torches, spare batteries and mobile phone power packs. In its UK-wide forecast, the Met Office said there will be a few showers on Friday, mainly in the East. Saturday will remain largely dry with warm sunny spells, and locally heavy rain will spread on Sunday. Temperatures will be near normal throughout the weekend, the forecaster added. Here is a full list of areas covered by the weather warning: East of England Central Bedfordshire Essex Hertfordshire Luton Southend-on-Sea Suffolk Thurrock London and south-east England Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Buckinghamshire East Sussex Greater London Hampshire Isle of Wight Kent Medway Oxfordshire Portsmouth Reading Slough Southampton Surrey West Berkshire West Sussex Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham South-west England Bath and North East Somerset Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Bristol Dorset Gloucestershire North Somerset Somerset South Gloucestershire Swindon Wiltshire
South China Morning Post
22-07-2025
- Climate
- South China Morning Post
Heavy showers expected across parts of Hong Kong in next few hours
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP's journalism by subscribing . New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Advertisement Hong Kong's weather forecaster has warned of heavy showers in some areas of the city in the next couple of hours under the influence of a broad trough of low pressure. 'It is expected that showers will be heavier in some areas in Hong Kong in the next couple of hours. Members of the public should be on the alert,' the Observatory said on Tuesday afternoon. According to the forecast, a broad trough of low pressure will bring showers and thunderstorms to the coast of Guangdong and the central and northern parts of the South China Sea in the next couple of days. An area of low pressure might develop over the broad trough of low pressure and bring unsettled weather to the vicinity of Luzon, while another area of low pressure would develop in the seas east of the Philippines, and move into the East China Sea in the latter part of the week, the forecaster said. Hong Kong returned to normal on Monday despite some heavy rain after Typhoon Wipha triggered a T10 warning over the weekend. Photo: Elson Li 'Winds are expected to be weak and it will be very hot during the day over Guangdong towards the weekend. A southwesterly airstream will affect the coastal areas early next week,' the Observatory said.
