Greater Manchester braced for thunderstorms as yellow weather warning issued

Greater Manchester is braced for potential thunderstorms today as last week’s heatwave comes to an end.

A yellow weather warning is in place for the entirety of England and Wales for rain from 10am until midnight tonight (August 15). Commuters are being advised to check their journeys before they travel.

In Manchester city centre, the Met Office forecast says town will largely stay dry, although thunderstorms are expected at 12noon and 1pm, and rain will return at 9pm. The yellow warning is also in place tomorrow (Tuesday, August 16).

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Today’s high is 23℃, with a low of 17℃. That’s far cooler than last week, when the mercury climbed above 30℃ regularly.

Greg Dewhurst, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said the week would start off quite humid before cooling down later on. He told the PA news agency: “We’ll start off initially quite humid, particularly across the south and the east of the UK, with thundery showers and sunny spells, but it will gradually become cooler and fresher as the week goes on.

“First half of the week, we’re looking at some heavy downpours and thunderstorms developing. You can sort of see that sort of transition coming in from the north, it’s day by day.

“It’s still hot tomorrow, we’re looking at highs around 31C, possibly 32C, and then it starts to come down. As we head towards Tuesday, temperatures are around 26C or 27C. Wednesday Thursday will be the mid 20s.

“So probably tomorrow is the last day where we’ll see temperatures above 30C for the rest of the week.”

Drivers have been urged to drive carefully amid predictions of flash flooding. Transport for Greater Manchester have also warned that platforms