Thunder, lightning and heavy rain will continue to hit Bolton today, Sunday.

A yellow Met Office weather warning for thunderstorms almost entirely covers England and Wales between noon and midnight on today.

It warns of heavy showers, with as much as 80mm falling within three to six hours in the worst affected regions.

There is also the potential for frequent lightning, strong winds and hail – which could cause flooding, travel issues and power cuts.

Thunder, lightning and rain already hit the borough yesterday evening and is expected to come back today.

However, the heat will continue, with temperatures reaching the low 20s across the borough.

Here is an hour-by-hour weather forecast for Bolton according to The Met Office:

  • 11AM: Sunny intervals - 20C – feels like 18C – wind gusts of 16mph.
  • 12PM: Cloudy - 21C – feels like 20C – wind gusts of 15mph.
  • 1PM: Cloudy - 21C – feels like 20C – wind gusts of 14mph.
  • 2PM: Light rain - 21C – feels like 20C – wind gusts of 13mph.
  • 3PM: Thunder, lightning, and rain - 20C – feels like 20C – wind gusts of 10mph.
  • 4PM: Light rain - 21C – feels like 21C – wind gusts of 11mph.
  • 5PM: Cloudy - 21C – feels like 21C – wind gusts of 13mph.
  • 6PM: Thunder, lightning, and rain - 20C – feels like 20C – wind gusts of 13mph.
  • 7PM: Thunder, lightning, and rain - 19C – feels like 19C – wind gusts of 12mph.
  • 8PM: Thunder, lightning, and rain - 18C – feels like 19C – wind gusts of 11mph.
  • 9PM: Heavy rain - 18C – feels like 18C – wind gusts of 11mph.
  • 10PM: Heavy rain - 17C – feels like 18C – wind gusts of 7mph.
  • 11PM: Heavy rain - 17C – feels like 18C – wind gusts of 8mph.
  • 12AM: Light shower - 17C – feels like 17C – wind gusts of 7mph.

The Bolton News: Weather warning in place from 12pmWeather warning in place from 12pm (Image: Met Office)

Grahame Madge, of the Met Office, said: “Some of the storms have the potential to be quite intense, with high rainfall rates.

“Some locations may well miss them all together but all we can do now is indicate that there is a risk across both countries.”

He added: “We will keep the yellow warning closely monitored and if we need to escalate that for local areas then we will.”

Sarah Cook, of the Environment Agency, said: “On Sunday afternoon and into the night, slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms could lead to localised surface water flooding across England.

“Environment Agency teams are out on the ground and will support local authorities in responding to surface water flooding.”