When does the Met Office think storms will hit Newcastle this week and what is a yellow weather warning?

The North East has two days of weather warning this week, and here’s all you need to know.
When does the Met Office think storms will hit Newcastle this week and what is a yellow weather warning? (Photo by GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty Images)When does the Met Office think storms will hit Newcastle this week and what is a yellow weather warning? (Photo by GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty Images)
When does the Met Office think storms will hit Newcastle this week and what is a yellow weather warning? (Photo by GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

Following another run of hot weather last week, rain is set to return to the North East over the next week, but it is thunderstorms which forecasters are worried about.

Yellow weather warnings for storms have been put in place throughout England and Wales across the next three days, with these warnings covering the North East on Monday, August 15 and Tuesday, August 16.

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The Met Office is suggesting occasional thunderstorms are likely to develop throughout Monday, which could produce heavy and possible disruption as a result.

When are thunderstorms expected to hit Newcastle?

According to Met Office predictions, after a dry afternoon, darker clouds carrying rain will work their way over Tyneside from around 7pm on Monday evening. This will be paired with an hour of thunderstorms before the worst of the weather passes, leaving showers which are expected to stop again by around 9pm.

Although the Met Office’s weather warnings cover all of England for two days, no further storms are expected throughout Tuesday for Newcastle.

Rain is expected to start at around 10am before showers get heavier throughout the afternoon. This rain should ease into the night and those worried about thunder and lightning shouldn’t see any issues.

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Part of the yellow weather warning suggests this rain could result in difficult driving conditions and flooding in some areas of the country due to the dry ground throughout the UK as a result of the recent heatwaves.

What does a yellow weather warning mean?

Weather warnings are issued to warn the public of potentially disruptive weather patterns and situations.

A yellow weather warning is the least severe of these and it means low level disruption could occur. Some weather warnings mean the majority of people will still be able to go ahead with their daily routine, although some will struggle, while others may mean more severe impact from the weather, but it is less likely.

The current weather warning covers the first of these, meaning it is likely the storms will impact people, although the effects of the weather patterns will not be overly harmful to the majority of the general public.