Met Office issues thunderstorm weather warning for parts of Greater Manchester TODAY
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms for parts of Greater Manchester today.
The alert comes into place at 1pm and will last until 8pm. Forecasters predict heavy showers and thunderstorms are 'likely to cause some disruption to travel'. Tricky driving conditions are predicted, as well as delays to trains. The warning covers parts of south Manchester, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford.Heavy rain is set to hit our region from around 2pm. The showers are forecast to be persistent in some areas, lasting throughout the afternoon.
Some areas will also be hit by thunder and lightning. A statement on the Met Office website said: "Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms will develop through this afternoon across much of central and eastern areas of Scotland, parts of central, eastern and southeastern England and southern areas of Northern Ireland, before easing during the evening.
"Where heavy showers develop, 15 mm of rain could fall within an hour and possibly 25-30 mm in 2-3 hours where showers become slow moving, along with lightning and hail."
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