The Met Office has issued a 10-hour thunderstorm warning for the North East on Friday, June 26, as very warm and humid weather continues. Temperatures could reach 27°C, but thundery showers are expected to begin early in the morning and persist into the day.
Thunderstorm Warning Details
The warning covers a 10-hour period starting early Friday, with the highest chance of rain between 6am and 9am. According to the Met Office, the weather will feel humid with some hazy sunny spells, but lengthier cloudy periods and thundery showers are likely, especially early and late in the day. Winds will be mainly light, but gusty near showers.
Hour-by-Hour Forecast for Newcastle
The Met Office has provided an hour-by-hour forecast for Newcastle on Friday:
- 6am: Thunder, 19°C, 70% chance of rain
- 7am: Light rain, 20°C, 80% chance of rain
- 8am: Light shower, 20°C, 70% chance of rain
- 9am: Light shower, 20°C, 60% chance of rain
- 10am: Sunny intervals, 21°C, 30% chance of rain
- 11am: Sunny, 22°C, 10% chance of rain
- 12pm: Sunny, 23°C, 10% chance of rain
- 1pm: Sunny, 25°C, less than 5% chance of rain
- 2pm: Sunny, 25°C, 10% chance of rain
- 3pm: Sunny, 25°C, 20% chance of rain
- 4pm: Sunny, 25°C, 20% chance of rain
- 5pm: Sunny intervals, 24°C, 10% chance of rain
- 6pm: Sunny intervals, 23°C, 20% chance of rain
- 7pm: Sunny intervals, 22°C, 30% chance of rain
- 8pm: Sunny intervals, 21°C, 30% chance of rain
- 9pm: Sunny intervals, 21°C, 30% chance of rain
- 10pm: Partly cloudy, 20°C, 30% chance of rain
- 11pm: Clear, 19°C, less than 5% chance of rain
Recent Heat Records
The thunderstorm warning comes after a new record high temperature for June was set on Thursday for the second consecutive day. Provisional temperatures reached 36.7°C in Merryfield, Somerset, according to the Met Office.
A Met Office spokesperson said: "Still very warm with some hazy sunny spells, but with lengthier cloudier periods and some thundery showers, greatest early and late. Feeling humid. Mainly light winds, but gusty near showers. Maximum temperature 27 °C."
