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Today

This afternoon will be dry and very warm with sunshine. However, it will become increasingly cloudy from the south towards the evening.

Tonight

Tonight will become very unsettled, with cloudy skies and thunderstorms developing from the south. They can bring heavy downpours and with strong wind gusts along with the risk of hail.

Saturday

Tomorrow will turn drier. In the morning, cloud will start to break revealing sunny spells but they will still be light showers in places. In the afternoon, it will turn dry, windy and sunny.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday

Sunday will be a less warm day with variable cloud and sunny spells. A few light showers will move in from the west, most likely in the afternoon. Largely dry with patchy cloud and spells of sunshine on Monday. Trending warmer. Tuesday will be warm with sunny spells and a few areas of cloud. Just the chance of some patchy fog for some in the early morning.

16 minutes ago

Observations - St. James's Park

Observed at 11:00,

Friday 13 June

24° C75° F

Wind speedNot availableNot availableWind Direction: Not available

Humidity: 59%
Visibility: Not available
Pressure: Not available

Observation Station: St. James's Park (Lat: 51.5 Long: -0.1333)

Met Office warnings issued for Greater London

About the Met Office Weather Warnings

Yellow warning of thunderstorms
Starts: 19:00 BST on Fri 13 June
Ends: 06:00 BST on Sat 14 June
Thunderstorms may bring some disruption during Friday evening, and overnight into Saturday. - Flooding of homes and businesses could happen quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds - Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services - Fast flowing or deep floodwater is possible, causing a danger to life - Some communities might become cut off if roads flood - Power cuts might occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost - Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
Issued at: 10:48 BST on Wed 11 June
Last updated: 2 hours ago

About the Met Office Weather Warnings

The Met Office issues weather warnings when severe weather has the potential to impact the UK.

The Met Office issues warnings for rain, thunderstorms, wind, snow, lightning, ice, extreme heat and fog. These warnings are given a colour depending on a combination of both the impact the weather may have and the likelihood of those impacts occurring.

For more information, see the Met Office Weather Warnings Guide.

Weather Warnings Key

Red

Extreme weather is expected. Red means you should take action now to keep yourself and others safe from the impact of the weather. Widespread damage, travel and power disruption and risk to life is likely. You must avoid dangerous areas and follow the advice of the emergency services and local authorities.

Amber

There is an increased likelihood of bad weather affecting you, which could potentially disrupt your plans and possibly cause travel delays, road and rail closures, interruption to power and the potential risk to life and property. Amber means you need to be prepared to change your plans and protect you, your family and community from the impacts of the severe weather based on the forecast from the Met Office.

Yellow

Severe weather is possible over the next few days and could affect you. Yellow means that you should plan ahead thinking about possible travel delays, or the disruption of your day to day activities. The Met Office is monitoring the developing weather situation and Yellow means keep an eye on the latest forecast and be aware that the weather may change or worsen, leading to disruption of your plans in the next few days.