The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in 66 areas of England and Wales for today with the alert in place from 9am to 6pm on June 7

While there are no official weather warnings, the north east is likely to see some thunder too, according to their forecast for the day: "Some outbreaks of rain for the early morning, changing to a mix of sunshine and showers, potentially heavy at times with a risk of thunder."

The Met Office has issued several thunderstorm warnings covering swathes of the UK on Saturday, with rain set to drench several cities. The yellow warnings state: "Frequent heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected for much of Saturday before fading from the west during the mid to late afternoon.