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and northern England later on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. “In addition, scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms may break out on Thursday afternoon and evening across parts of central, southern and eastern England, along with perhaps south Wales, which may produce gusty winds, large hail

; a limitation of the encoding and data transfer method. The empirical relationship between radar reflectivity and rainfall rate is fixed whereas in reality this is highly dependent on precipitation type and is very different for rain and hail. Synoptic Chart For the 7 May 2000 1800 (UTC). Lightning

be widespread and torrential in places. Whilst rainfall totals will vary considerably from places to place, up to 100mm of rain could build up in some locations with potential impacts including the chance of some flooding as well as poor travel conditions due to surface water. Lightning and hail

the likelihood of showers, sometimes heavy, with hail or thunder. READ MORE: Week ahead: A colder and more unsettled week Longer days allow temperatures to rise quickly when skies are clear, but nights can still be cold, particularly when winds ease and skies clear. This combination can give the impression

in for the day.  In some cases, showers can also be accompanied by hail or thunder, particularly later in the spring when the atmosphere becomes more unstable.  Cold air still lurking  Despite the strengthening sunshine, April is not immune to colder air. The UK can still experience northerly or easterly winds

the clearing rain, the weather turns showery. Sunny intervals will develop, but these will be interspersed with showers, some of which could be heavy. A few showers may become thundery, and hail is possible in the strongest downpours. Winds will gradually ease compared to overnight but will remain blustery

a potential for surface-water flooding.  “Within the warning areas, potential impacts include the chance for some power cuts, difficult travelling conditions thanks to sudden changes in driving conditions and possible flooding of travel routes, homes and businesses. Hail and lightning could also

October 1961-1990 rainfall Radar imagery 3-hourly radar imagery from 14/15 October 2002 Please note: The empirical relationship between radar reflectivity and rainfall rate is fixed whereas in reality this is highly dependent on precipitation type and is very different for rain and hail. Last updated: 11 February 2013 © Crown Copyright

the weekend as heavy showers and thunderstorms move in from the west later today and through Saturday and again across some southern parts on Sunday into Monday. Not everywhere will see the showers, but there could be some intense thundery downpours with a risk of hail and gusty winds which has prompted

in the southeast later, bringing an increasing risk of showers and elevated thunderstorms, particularly overnight. Northern England and Scotland will also see a rising chance of showers from mid-afternoon, extending to Northern Ireland later. There is a small chance of torrential downpours with hail