A weather warning has been issued for northern Lincolnshire with “heavy, possibly thundery” rain forecast this weekend.
The Met Office says though there “remains some uncertainty with exact details, areas of heavy and at times thundery rain are expected to spread north, then west, across England and Wales from this evening and overnight.”
The warning, which will be in effect from 9pm this evening (Saturday), until 6pm on Sunday, states that, as well as potential rainfall this evening and overnight, “areas of heavy rain may become more persistent across western areas during Sunday daytime whilst slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop further east”.
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Northern Lincolnshire is at the upper extreme of the yellow-level warning area which covers most of the Midlands and southern England and Wales, with Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Scunthorpe, Immingham and Brigg among the towns within it.
The warning adds: “Rainfall amounts will vary considerably across the warning area with some locations seeing less than 10mm of rainfall whilst others see 40-60mm of rain. There is a lower chance that a few spots within the warning area could see 80-100mm of rain by the end of Sunday which may fall in a fairly small period of time.
“These higher totals are slightly more probable in the southern half of the warning area. Given this region has also seen a lot of rain since Thursday, impacts may be more likely than would normally be expected for the time of year here.”
Met Office chief meteorologist Matthew Lehnert explained: “Further spells of rain are likely to affect southern Britain this weekend, generating some localised impacts on Saturday night and Sunday. We currently have a yellow weather warning for rain in place, and there’s potential for further updates over the weekend.”
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At present, the Met Office is forecasting an 80 per cent chance of heavy rain showers in northern Lincolnshire on Sunday morning.
Meanwhile, the rest of Saturday looks set to remain mostly overcast in our region, with more light rain and drizzle. Further outbreaks of rain are possible overnight, particularly towards dawn.
Any rain on Sunday morning, which could be heavy and thundery, may make way for some sunny intervals in the afternoon. Temperatures over the weekend will peak at between 20 and 22C before cooler conditions roll in during next week.
Original artice: https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/all-about/scunthorpe