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strikes and hail making road conditions dangerous.  “Strong winds will also affect southern parts of England and Wales through Monday and at first on Tuesday, with gusts of up to 60 or 70mph possible near the coasts in the far southwest, and around 50mph possible inland especially near to the heaviest

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

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

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

, and may fall as organised bands moving quickly to the northeast. These bands are capable of bringing hail and locally very gusty winds. While coastal gales will continue, especially in the west, temporary gusts exceeding gale force are possible around the heaviest showers and may not be confined

conventions. A-Z of storm names for 2020-21  A: Aiden  B: Bella C: Christoph D: Darcy E: Evert (Eh-vert) F: Fleur G: Gavin H: Heulwen (Hail-wen) I: Iain J: Julia K: Klaas (Klaa-s) L: Lilah (Ly-la) M: Minne (Minn-eh) N: Naia (N-eye-a) O: Oscar P: Phoebe R: Ravi S: Saidhbhin (Sigh-veen) T: Tobias V

of England, bringing a lot of rain in a short period of time, along with the risk of hail and frequent lightning. At the same time heavy rain, initially arriving into the southwest, will fairly steadily move northeast, potentially bringing some substantial rainfall totals to parts of Northern Ireland

of rain is possible in an hour here with a good chance as much as 60-80 mm rain could fall within 2-3 hours in some places. As well as this, frequent lightning and large hail are possible”.  “This could result in flash flooding, transport delays and dangerous driving conditions, especially on the M4

; no qualifier = Moderate. + = Heavy (well developed in the case of +FC and +PO); -= Light; no qualifier = Moderate. BC = Patches BL = Blowing BR = Mist DR = Drifting DS = DuststormDU = Dust DZ = Drizzle FC = Funnel cloud FG = Fog FU = Smoke FZ = Freezing GR = Hail (>5 mm) GS = Small hail or snow

lightning imager over Europe and Africa will vastly improve our short-range forecasting, helping us to identify and track impactful storms, particularly rapidly developing, multi-hazard storms that can bring not only lightning but also strong winds, hail and heavy rainfall. The improved frequency