The Met Office has actually provided a yellow weather condition caution for thunderstorms for parts of Greater Manchester today.
The alert enters location at 1pm and will last till 8pm. Forecasters forecast heavy showers and thunderstorms are ‘most likely to trigger some interruption to take a trip’.
Tricky driving conditions are anticipated, in addition to hold-ups to trains. The cautioning covers parts of south Manchester, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford.
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Heavy rain is set to strike our area from around 2pm. The showers are anticipated to be relentless in some locations, lasting throughout the afternoon.
Some locations will likewise be struck by thunder and lightning. A declaration on the Met Office website said: “Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms will establish through this afternoon throughout much of main and eastern locations of Scotland, parts of main, eastern and southeastern England and southern locations of Northern Ireland, prior to alleviating throughout the night.
“Where heavy showers establish, 15 mm of rain might fall within an hour and potentially 25-30 mm in 2-3 hours where showers end up being sluggish moving, in addition to lightning and hail.”
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