The Met Office has extended its yellow weather warning of thunder storms across Nottinghamshire to two days. The warning, which was originally in place for Monday (August 15), has now been extended to the entirety of Tuesday.
All but the south east of England is included in the area of the expected storms on Tuesday, which arrive after a national heatwave. An amber warning of extreme heat is currently in place due to the hot weather, which started at 12midnight on Thursday (August 11) and lasts through to 11.59pm on Sunday (August 14).
Temperatures are expected to peak at around 32C during this period, with highs above 30 expected on each day. Then on Monday, while highs of 29C are predicted, the forecast is more variable.
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Sunny spells are expected to begin with until around 4pm, when heavy showers and sunny spells are expected. The Met Office outlook for Nottinghamshire between Monday and Wednesday reads: "Very warm but cloudier on Monday, with heavy and thundery showers.
"Cloudy with some brighter spells through Tuesday and Wednesday with heavy, possibly thundery showers. Temperatures decreasing."
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