London weather: Yellow thunderstorm warning- hour by hour forecast of when it is expected to hit

Despite the hot weather in London this week, the Met Office’s yellow weather warning is still in place here and will be until midnight on Thursday August 1, covering all of London.

It is still expected to be another hot day with temperatures expected to reach 30C, with heavy showers and thunderstorms expected this afternoon.

The Met Office said: “Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop through Thursday afternoon and evening across parts of central, southern and eastern England, and perhaps also south Wales. These have the potential to produce 50 mm or more in 1-2 hours, along with gusty winds, large hail, and the risk of surface water flooding.”

They also warned of “spray and sudden flooding” affecting driving conditions and road closures, and a risk of cancellations and power cuts across the UK. A yellow weather warning also means there is a chance of flooding.

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Here is an hour by hour forecast of the weather for London on Thursday, August 1:

1pm: 27C with 0% chance of rain

2pm: 25C with 5% chance of rain

3pm: 28C with 11% chance of rain

4pm: 28C with 21% chance of rain

5pm: 27C with thundery showers and light winds forecast

6pm: 24C with thundery showers and light winds forecast

7pm: 23C with thundery showers and light winds forecast

8pm: 22C with thundery showers and light winds forecast

9pm: 22C, partly cloudy with light winds forecast

10pm: 21C, partly cloudy with light winds forecast

11pm: 20C, partly cloudy with light winds forecast

Midnight: 20C, partly cloudy with light winds forecast

According to the Met Office this afternoon will have lots of sunshine along with heavy showers and thunderstorms slowly moving eastwards.

The showers will gradually fizzle out during the evening to become largely dry aside from a low risk of showers developing over Kent towards dawn.