Yorkshire weather forecast: Thunderstorms and heavy showers predicted in Leeds, York, Sheffield and Hull

The Met Office has issued the yellow weather warning from 11am to 9pm on Tuesday, covering much of Yorkshire, the East Midlands and parts of north-west and north-east England.

The storms are set to cover most Leeds, York, Harrogate, Sheffield and Hull. Coastal towns like Scarborough do not look set to get the storms.

They said lightning could damage a few buildings and structures and that short-term loss of power and the flooding of a few homes and businesses was possible.

They said there was a good chance driving conditions “will be affected by spray, standing water and/or hail, leading to longer journey times by car and bus”, and delays to train services were also possible.

The Met Office said showers would develop on Tuesday, becoming heavy with some thunderstorms through the afternoon and early evening.

They said some will be slow-moving with lightning, hail and heavy rain, and a few places seeing 20mm to 3 mm of rain in one hour.

Much of the rest of the UK is forecast to have dry conditions with sunny spells on Tuesday, with temperatures in London above 20C.

Temperatures so far this month have been a few degrees below their seasonal average, affecting small businesses which rely on tourism or high street foot traffic at the start of summer.

The UK experienced the coolest first 10 days of June since 2020, in contrast to the hottest June on record this time last year, when it was as hot as 32.2C in Lincolnshire and Surrey.