Berkshire weather
Thunderstorms, hail, and torrential rain set to batter Reading
The Met Office has released a Yellow Weather Warning
The Met Office has issued another weather warning for thunderstorms as temperatures are set to soar.
Temperatures in the town are expected to reach sweltering highs of 36'C on Thursday,July 25 - but weather experts are warning thunderstorms are expected to hit from 3pm.
The warning, which covers much of the country including Reading and the rest of Berkshire, says as much as 30mm or rain could fall in less than one hour, along with frequent lightning, hail and gusty winds.
In the warning, the Met Office says: "Following a hot day (in places exceptionally so), scattered thunderstorms are likely to break out from late afternoon onwards.
"While some areas, particularly in the south of the warning area may well avoid the storms, where they do occur they could produce 20-30 mm of rain in less than an hour, along with frequent lightning, hail and gusty winds.
In pictures: Lightning strikes over Reading, Berkshire on July 23
Dramatic pictures of thunderstorms over Berkshire
"Perhaps the main focus will be later in the evening and into the first part of the night across northern England and southern and eastern parts of Scotland, where storms could be more widespread and locally intense."
People have been warned to expect spray and sudden flooding, which could mean difficult driving conditions and road closures.
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Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and cancellations to trains and buses.
The weather warning is in place from 3pm on Thursday to 4am on Friday, July 26
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