A YELLOW weather warning has been issued for large parts of the UK as crowds brave the rain for the Trooping the Colour parade.
The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for the north of England and Scotland.
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The weather front is set to last until around 11pm today.
The Met Office said: “Showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more widespread this afternoon and last into the evening.
“Although not everywhere will see a thunderstorm, where they do occur, they will tend to be slow moving, with lightning, hail and heavy rain.
“The heaviest showers and thunderstorms could produce as much as 20 mm of rain in less than an hour with one or two places seeing 30-40 mm in 2-3 hours.”
Drivers should allow longer for their journeys and train services could be affected too, forecasters added.
Yellow thunderstorm warning: Areas affected
The Met Office thunderstorm warning is issued for the areas below:
Central, Tayside & Fife
Clackmannanshire
Falkirk
Fife
Perth and Kinross
Stirling
North East England
Darlington
Durham
Gateshead
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Newcastle upon Tyne
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
South Tyneside
Stockton-on-Tees
Sunderland
North West England
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool
Cumbria
Greater Manchester
Lancashire
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
Dumfries and Galloway
East Lothian
Edinburgh
Midlothian Council
Scottish Borders
West Lothian
Strathclyde
Argyll and Bute
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Renfrewshire
Glasgow
Inverclyde
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire
Renfrewshire
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire
West Dunbartonshire
Yorkshire & Humber
East Riding of Yorkshire
Kingston upon Hull
North Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
York
Flooding is also expected and lightning could hit buildings and other structures.
The warning affects the north of England and large parts of Scotland, and is in place from 11am until 10pm today.
Meanwhile in London, crowds braved the rain as members of the Royal Family appeared on Buckingham Palace’s balcony in Kate’s first public appearance since Christmas.
The day had been plagued by rain but downpours couldn’t dampen Kate’s shine today as she beamed alongside her kids.
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