Amber thunderstorm caution for east and south-east England

The UK has had its warmest day of the 12 months up to now after climate warnings had been issued for thunderstorms this weekend.

The best possible temperature was once 29.4C recorded in village Santon Downham in West Suffolk, in step with Met Office provisional figures.

It comes as an amber climate caution is because of are available drive for portions of jap and south-eastern England from 20:00 BST on Friday night time.

The Met Office has warned flooding of houses and gear cuts are most likely, as are cancellations to coach and bus products and services and tough street stipulations.

Friday exceeded the 29.3C recorded in Kew, London, on 1 May.

Scotland additionally had its warmest day of the 12 months up to now with 25.7C recorded at Lossiemouth in Moray.

It comes as an amber caution for thunderstorms has been issued for a space within the east and south-east from Eastbourne, Sussex, within the south as much as Cromer in north Norfolk.

The Met Office mentioned some puts inside the house lined via its amber caution may just see 30-50mm of rain and winds in far more than 40-50mph.

Frequent lightning and intense downpours will result in flash flooding.

It warned rapid flowing or deep floodwater is most likely, inflicting risk to lifestyles.

The Met Office mentioned other folks within the affected spaces will have to get ready to keep away from travelling via street throughout probably bad street stipulations, pressure cautiously in the event that they should shuttle, and keep away from floodwater the place conceivable.

They will have to keep indoors up to conceivable and imagine checking on other folks they know who’re susceptible and would possibly want fortify with meals or scientific provides, it mentioned.

Yellow climate warnings also are in drive extra typically throughout jap and southern England and Wales the place the thunderstorms may well be simply as serious however extra localised.

Into Saturday there can be extra showers and thunderstorms throughout western portions of England, Wales and into Scotland the place there’s a additional yellow serious climate caution.

The yellow warnings for thunderstorms are in position in:

• South-west England and Wales from 14:00 to 23:59 on Friday

• Eastern and south-eastern England from 19:00 on Friday to 06:00 on Saturday

• Wales, western and northerly England and Scotland from 00:00 to 18:00 on Saturday

The warmth and humidity has been development step by step, particularly throughout northern and jap portions of England.

The top temperatures on Friday had been round 7 to 10C above moderate for the time of 12 months.

With the emerging humidity and warmth, thunderstorms will carry the tip to the new spell.

Temperatures can be decrease on Saturday with highs like low to mid-twenties throughout jap England and top teenagers somewhere else.