Some residents have reported water ‘pouring into’ their homes
The Met Office weather map for Saturday afternoon
Further heavy rain is expected after parts of Greater Manchester were hit by a dramatic thunderstorm this afternoon (Saturday).
Many areas saw booming cracks of thunder and flashes of lightning before a short torrential downpour. “WOW. KABOOM,” said local forecaster Oldham Weather in a post on X.
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Others responded by sharing videos of the conditions which suddenly took over.
One person said: “Wow careful what you wish for! That lightning was only a mile away. So loud. I know I said I needed rain, but that was so heavy it has poured INTO the house upstairs & down through the window lintels! Nothing I could do to stop it.”
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More raiin is forecast to fall for the rest of the day by the Met Office.
Light showers are expected until around 3pm when some there is a high chance of some heavier downpours. There could remain some drizzle around until around 7pm when the wet weather is expected to clear up.
It is expected to be a dry and sunny start to Sunday and remain dry, if a little overcast, with temperatures reaching 12C. It is a similar picture on Monday and Tuesday with further rain not likely until Wednesday.