A new thunderstorm warning for Herefordshire has been issued by the Met Office.

It comes as the heatwave draws to a close with a thundery mix from late on Sunday into the early part of next week.

Temperatures in Hereford this evening (Saturday) will remain in the high 20 degrees Celsium, dropping to 19C only early tomorrow morning before rapidly rising again to a maximum of 33C on Sunday.

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The Met Office extreme heat warning remains in place until Sunday.

It means heat-related illnesses including sunburn and heat exhaustion are “likely” among the general population, and delays to public transport are “possible”.

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Elsewhere in the UK temperatures may reach as high at 36C tomorrow, says the Met Office.

The heat was, though, being enjoyed by many people today.

At the Wye Float in Hereford, people were drifting gently along the river Wye in inflatables as part of the popular annual festival. We'll have more on this later.

Hereford Times: Drifting along the river at the Wye Float in Hereford today. Picture: Catherine Turner-JollDrifting along the river at the Wye Float in Hereford today. Picture: Catherine Turner-Joll

Thunderstorm warnings

A yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued for Herefordshire, along with much of the rest of the UK, for Monday.

Hit-and-miss storms are likely to produce some torrential downpours for some areas, and possible disruption.

Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly said: “The current hot weather will make way for a thundery breakdown from the west, which will spread south and east in the early part of next week.

"Ahead of this, isolated but intense thunderstorms are possible Sunday, Monday and Tuesday."

An official drought was declared in eight areas of England on Friday by the National Drought Group (NDG), which comprises representatives from the Government, water companies, the Environment Agency (EA) and others. Herefordshire has escaped the drought declaration for now.

 

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