Full list of UK areas affected by Met Office thunderstorm warnings as 'disruption' expected

Heavy rain and thunder will hit the UK this week

Miranda Pell Search and Discover Writer

11:24, 11 Jun 2025Updated 14:40, 11 Jun 2025

Rain and thunderstorms weather on the Liverpool waterfront

Three thunderstorm warnings have been issued by the Met Office, with the first coming into effect at 12am on Thursday(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)

Three severe weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office ahead of thunderstorms in the UK this week.

It comes after the Met Office forecast temperatures of up to 29C this week in parts of the country amid a variety of weather phenomena including rain, thunderstorms, and even hail.

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The first thunderstorm warning comes into effect at 12am on Thursday, June 12, affecting South West England and Wales, with a second warning coming into place at 6am the same day affecting Northern Ireland.

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A third thunderstorm warning comes into effect at 3pm on Friday, June 13, and remains in place until 6am on Saturday, June 14, which affects the East of England and London and the South East.

Multiple yellow thunderstorm alerts have been issued by the Met Office(Image: Met Office)

The Met Office issues severe weather warnings for a variety of weather phenomena such as snow, ice, hail, rain, wind and fog, among others. The alerts vary in severity from yellow, to amber, through to red.

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A yellow alert signifies low level impacts including disruption to travel, amber means there is an increased likelihood of disruption, and the most severe red warning means that dangerous weather is expected and there is a risk to life.

The upcoming thunderstorm warnings are all yellow warnings, although the Met Office can update the warnings if they get new signs of more severe conditions.

According to the Met Office warning in Northern Ireland on Thursday, the conditions are going to be as follows: "Heavy rain and thunderstorms will move northwards across Northern Ireland during Thursday and may lead to some disruption in places."

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The warning for South West England and Wales on Wednesday reads: "An area of heavy rain and thunderstorms will move northwards, perhaps leading to some travel disruption in a few places."

People can expect disruption to travel caused by the thunderstorms over the next few days(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)

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And finally, the overnight warning affected the East of England and London and the South East reads: "Thunderstorms may bring some disruption during Friday evening, and overnight into Saturday."

Full list of UK areas affected by yellow thunderstorm warnings

Northern Ireland - Thursday, June 12, 6am until 9pm

County Antrim
County Armagh
County Down
County Fermanagh
County Londonderry
County Tyrone

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South West England - Thursday, June 12, 12am until 1pm

Bath and North East Somerset
Bristol
Cornwall
Devon
Dorset
North Somerset
Plymouth
Somerset
South Gloucestershire
Torbay

Wales - Thursday, June 12, 12am until 1pm

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Blaenau Gwent
Bridgend
Caerphilly
Cardiff
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Conwy
Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey
Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouthshire
Neath Port Talbot
Newport
Pembrokeshire
Powys
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Swansea
Torfaen
Vale of Glamorgan

West Midlands - Thursday, June 12, 12am until 1pm

Herefordshire
Shropshire

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East of England - Friday, June 13, 3pm until Saturday, June 14, 6am

Cambridgeshire
Essex
Hertfordshire
Norfolk
Southend-on-Sea
Suffolk
Thurrock

London & South East England - Friday, June 13, 3pm until Saturday, June 14, 6am

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Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
Greater London
Kent
Medway
Surrey
West Sussex