WE'RE in England, we've had a few days where it's been pretty hot and humid so what follows that?

You guessed it - thunderstorms. 

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of rain for this afternoon in the north west up until 3am tomorrow morning. 

A spokesman added: "Bouts of rain, heavy and thundery at times, will move in from the west to affect parts of southern Scotland and northern England from the early hours of Wednesday.

"More extensive thunderstorms may then break out over a larger part of England and Wales from late Wednesday afternoon onwards into Wednesday night, leading to torrential downpours, frequent lightning and a chance of hail.

"This could result in some disruption, more likely from late Wednesday afternoon, which may include sudden localised flooding of transport routes, homes and businesses.

"Frequent lightning in association with the heaviest rain may also temporarily disrupt power supplies.

"However, many places will likely see little or no impacts.

"Indeed many parts of the warning area will see dry and sunny weather through much of the daytime on Wednesday."

 

The warning coincides with the longest day of the year - the summer solstice - when the UK gets to enjoy 16 hours and 38 minutes of daylight.

The sun rose at 4:43am today and sets at 9:31pm.