The Met Office has issued the weather warning for Saturday
The warning in force(Image: Met Office)
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain for Greater Manchester.
The alert – coded as a yellow warning – comes into force in the early hours of Saturday and remains in place throughout the day until 6pm.
Saturday marks the first day of the Parklife Festival at Heaton Park, with tens of thousands of music fans set to flock to the annual event.
Heavy rain, storms and lightning, however, are forecast to hit, with the Met Office also predicting a chance of flooding.
The warning in force(Image: Met Office)
The Met Office said: “Heavy rain and thunderstorms may lead to some disruption. Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
“There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services.”
Heavy rain is forecast(Image: Sean Hansford | Manchester Evening News)
Forecasters said there was also a ‘slight chance’ of power cuts and localised flooding.
The Met Office also warned of hail and strong winds.
The forecast said: “Areas of heavy rain and some thunderstorms will move northwards across areas of England and Wales early on Saturday, reaching parts of southern Scotland later in the morning.
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“After this first batch of rain moves north, further heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to break out in its wake. Rainfall will vary across the warning area and some places will avoid the heaviest rain.
“However, 10-20 mm of rain is likely to fall in some places in an hour or less, with potential for 30-50 mm to accumulate in a few hours. Event rainfall could reach 60-80 mm in some locations. Strong gusts and hail may also accompany some of the thunderstorms.”
Areas also covered by the warning include Blackpool, parts of Cheshire, Cumbria, Warrington, Lancashire and Merseyside.
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