What time thunderstorms are set to hit Greater Manchester this weekend

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Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to hit parts of the UK and Greater Manchester over the weekend. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for Greater Manchester, for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The change in weather comes after temperatures peaked a little higher than they have in recent days, to around 27 degrees celsius in Greater Manchester.

Temperatures will still be in the low 20s over the weekend. While we can expect to see some rain showers on Friday, the storms are expected to start around 10am on Saturday and later in the afternoon on Sunday.

There will still be some sunny and driers spells in between over the course of the weekend. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. The Met Office warning reads: "Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected on Saturday, during the morning mainly over parts of England before becoming mainly focused over northern England and Scotland by late afternoon/evening. "Some intense downpours are likely and whilst rainfall accumulations will vary from place to place, as much as 50 mm of rain could fall in a short space of time in some locations.