Yellow rain warning in force across Cambridgeshire as summer comes to an end

A yellow weather warning for rain is in force in our region.

People in the rain in Peterborough.
Author: Abigail SimpsonPublished 22nd Sep 2024
Last updated 22nd Sep 2024

People across Cambridgeshire are being warned of potential downpours causing some disruption today.

A yellow weather warning for rain is in force all day across the county as summer officially comes to an end.

Thunder and lightning, hail and rain struck various parts of the country on Saturday, including Luton (Bedfordshire) and St Albans (Hertfordshire), and Cornwall, with heavy downpours in London, Wales and Birmingham.

The autumn equinox is at 1:43 pm today (Sunday, September 22nd), which marks the end of summer and the start of autumn.

Weather warning

Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: “With today marking the autumnal equinox, summer has now officially come to an end, and it ended with a bang for some of us.

“We’ll also see our next batch of thundery rain moving its way into southern areas of England as well.”

He continued: “We do then have a rain warning in force throughout the day for this band of rain that’s going to be moving across Wales, central southern areas of England.

“Some very heavy pulses are possible with some surface water issues, there may be travel disruption, so it is worth taking care if you are out and about or travelling during the day.”

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