Met Office issues South Tyneside weather warning as heatwave continues
Met Office forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning for South Tyneside.
Forecasters at the Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for South Tyneside as the current heatwave looks set to continue.
The weather warning for thunderstorms will come into force at 12am on Friday, June 26, and will remain in place until 10am.
The Met Office’s website states: “Many areas missing the worst, but thunderstorms could bring disruption in places during Thursday night and into Friday morning.”
Temperatures across South Tyneside are expected to hit highs of 27°C on Friday - with the warm weather expected to continue as we head into the weekend.
The hour-by-hour Met Office forecast suggests that the borough will see rain, including thunderstorms, between 6am and 9am on Friday morning.
According to Met Office forecasters, the weather warning states that members of the public should expect:
- A slight chance that power cuts could occur, as well as other services to homes and businesses potentially being lost.
- A chance of delays and some cancellations to public transport services where lightning strikes or flooding occurs.
- A small chances that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly.
- Damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds.
- Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.
Temperatures are expected to continue to hit highs of 27°C on Saturday, June 27, before slightly cooling on Sunday as forecasters predict highs of 22°C.
Full details on Met Office weather warnings can be found by visiting: https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings.