Met Office thunderstorm weather warning for Cambridge, St Neots and Huntingdon as temperatures set to soar

A Met Office thunderstorm weather warning has been issued for Cambridgeshire as temperatures are set to soar. The yellow weather warning is in force for areas of the county between 2pm and 10pm on Saturday, June 10 – including Cambridge, Huntingdon and St Neots.

Temperatures in some areas of the county are expected to reach around 27C at some points over the weekend. A heat health warning has been issued.

The Met Office weather warning states: “Whilst many places will be largely dry, thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail are likely to develop in some places on Saturday afternoon. High temperatures developing across parts of England and Wales on Saturday are expected to trigger a scattering of showers across this area, some of which are likely to be torrential and thundery, bringing 30-40mm in an hour.

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“The odd place affected by multiple showers could see more than this, perhaps in excess of 60mm. As well as rain, hail, strong gusts of wind, and lightning will be additional hazards. Despite all of this, many places in the warning area will remain dry, or only see small amounts of rain, due to the well scattered nature of the heaviest showers.”