Despite this, many places in the warning area will remain dry, or only see small amounts of rain, due to the scattered nature of the heaviest showers.'Ī yellow weather warning for thunder is in place on Sunday (June 11) (Image: Met Office) 'As well as rain, additional hazards will be hail, strong gusts of wind, and lightning will be additional hazards. The odd place, affected by multiple showers, could see more than this, perhaps in excess of 60 mm in a few hours, this being most likely across Wales and central England. There is also a warning for motorists to be more careful on the roads, with major routes at A35, A350 A354 and A37 among the routes covered by the weather warning.Ī description of the weather warning reads: 'High temperatures on Sunday will trigger a scattering of showers across the warning area, some of which are likely to be torrential and thundery, perhaps bringing a few places 30-40 mm in an hour. The majority of towns in Dorset are under the Met Office's weather warning, including Beaminster, Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury Sturminster Newton, Gillingham, Yetminster and Sherborne.

The Met Office has warned of 'heavy showers' which could see between 30 and 40mm of rainfall within an hour and up to 60mm in some areas. There is 'a slight chance' that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost. Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures. READ NEXT- Weeping woman lied about sick mother to con goodhearted victims out of cash It is also warned that there are likely delays and cancellations to bus and train where flooding and lightning strikes occur. Under the weather warning, the Met Office has warned there is a chance that homes and businesses could be damaged by floodwater, lightning strikes or hail. A spokesman for Met Office described the weather warning: 'Whilst many places will be largely dry, thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail are likely to develop in some places on Sunday afternoon.' The county has experienced a warm spell in recent days with highs of 25 degrees, but this will come to a halt this weekend.Ī weather warning for thunderstorms will be in place between 12pm and 9pm on Sunday (June 11) for sections of West Dorset and North Dorset, neighbouring Somerset, Wiltshire, Bristol and Oxfordshire.

Thunderstorms and torrential rain may cause disruption across Dorset as the Met Office issues a weather warning.

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