Thunder, lightning and heavy rain is set to lash Bury today, Sunday.

A yellow Met Office weather warning for thunderstorms almost entirely covers England and Wales between noon and midnight on today.

It warns of heavy showers, with as much as 80mm falling within three to six hours in the worst affected regions.

There is also the potential for frequent lightning, strong winds and hail – which could cause flooding, travel issues and power cuts.

However, the heat will continue, with temperatures reaching the low 20s across Bury.

Here is an hour-by-hour weather forecast for Bury according to The Met Office:

  • 12PM: Cloudy - 21C – feels like 19C – wind gusts of 14mph.
  • 1PM: Thunder, lightning, and rain - 20C – feels like 19C – wind gusts of 16mph.
  • 2PM: Thunder, lightning, and rain - 20C – feels like 19C – wind gusts of 16mph.
  • 3PM: Cloudy - 20C – feels like 19C – wind gusts of 15mph.
  • 4PM: Cloudy - 20C – feels like 19C – wind gusts of 16mph.
  • 5PM: Thunder, lightning, and rain - 20C – feels like 19C – wind gusts of 17mph.
  • 6PM: Thunder, lightning, and rain - 19C – feels like 19C – wind gusts of 15mph.
  • 7PM: Thunder, lightning, and rain - 18C – feels like 18C – wind gusts of 16mph.
  • 8PM: Heavy rain - 18C – feels like 18C – wind gusts of 11mph.
  • 9PM: Hail shower - 17C – feels like 18C – wind gusts of 12mph.
  • 10PM: Thunder, lightning, and rain - 17C – feels like 18C – wind gusts of 10mph.
  • 11PM: Heavy rain - 17C – feels like 17C – wind gusts of 10mph.
  • 12AM: Light rain - 16C – feels like 17C – wind gusts of 9mph.

Bury Times: Weather warning in place from 12pmWeather warning in place from 12pm (Image: Met Office)

Grahame Madge, for the Met Office, said: “Some of the storms have the potential to be quite intense, with high rainfall rates.

“Some locations may well miss them all together but all we can do now is indicate that there is a risk across both countries.”

He added: “We will keep the yellow warning closely monitored and if we need to escalate that for local areas then we will.”

Sarah Cook, of the Environment Agency, said: “On Sunday afternoon and into the night, slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms could lead to localised surface water flooding across England.

“Environment Agency teams are out on the ground and will support local authorities in responding to surface water flooding.”