A day of thunderstorms and heavy showers has been forecast for parts of the UK including Merseyside.
The deluge is set to hit on Friday after days of record-breaking temperatures across much of the UK. The Met Office has placed a yellow weather warning across the country with slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms predicted between 10am and 10pm.
The Met Office said: "While some areas will remain dry, slow-moving, heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop from mid to late morning, before decaying during the evening. Where thunderstorms occur, 20 to 25 mm of rain is possible in less than an hour, and in one or two places 40 to 50 mm could fall in two or three hours.
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"Hail and lightning are potential additional hazards."
People can expect to see spray and sudden flooding which could lead to difficult driving conditions and road closures. Train and bus services could be delayed or cancelled in places with flooding and lightning strikes.
There is a slight chance of power cuts, and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost, meteorologists said.
It follows a week in which the UK has for the first time seen temperatures over 40C. The previous record was 38.7C set in 2019.
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