Urgent weather warning over 50mph winds and thunderstorms

Hail and thunder is also expected across the east of England (Picture: Getty)

An urgent warning has been issued for ‘unseasonably strong’ winds as Brits wake up to another bout of thunderstorms and miserable weather.

The Met Office has warned strong north to northwesterly winds in Norfolk and Suffolk will cause some disruption to travel.

Hail and thunder is also expected across the east of England, with rainy showers continuing throughout the day and into the evening.

The warning came into force at 5am and is expected to remain in place until 11am.

Twelve flood alerts have been issued across the UK, but the Environment Agency said the overall risk is very low.

The strong winds may be capable of bringing down trees.

Meanwhile other parts of the UK will see a max of sunny spells and showers left over from last night.

This weekend saw an uninspiring mix of blustery showers and sunny spells.

The warning came into force at 5am and is expected to remain in place until 11am

Taylor Swift fans brave the cold, wind and rain (Picture: Katielee Arrowsmith/SWNS)

Pockets of light rain swept across the county, with forecasters saying central areas were set to experience a ‘band of cloud and showers’.

Temperatures were slightly cooler than normal for this time of year due to a ‘brisk breeze’.

This includes highs of 18°C in London and Southampton, 17°C along the rest of the south coast, 14°C in Manchester and Newcastle and 17°C in Birmingham.

Even well into June, temperatures will stay cool and some rain showers may get quite heavy in the southeast, the forecast adds.

Twelve flood alerts have been issued (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

As the month of dreary weather drags on, there may be some more pleasant patches, but the predominant pattern will be ‘cool’ and ‘showery’.

Toward the end of the month, weather signals are too weak to make reliable forecasts.

But the Met Office leaves us with this not-so-tantalising tidbit: ‘All areas can expected to see some spells of drier, sunnier weather but there will also be showers or longer spells of rain at times.

‘Temperatures are most likely to be close to normal or slightly above.’

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