{"id":4951,"date":"2025-07-17T13:47:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/4951\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:47:18","slug":"where-and-when-thunderstorms-are-expected-in-northern-ireland-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/4951\/","title":{"rendered":"Where and when thunderstorms are expected in Northern Ireland today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A yellow weather warning will come into force at 11am across parts<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_wwwe.jpg\" alt=\"Windy.com weather forecast for 4pm on Thursday\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Windy.com weather forecast for 4pm on Thursday(Image: Windy.com)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A weather warning is set to come into force later this morning across parts of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Northern Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The yellow thunderstorm alert issued by the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/met-office\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Met Office<\/a> will be in place from 11am on Thursday, July 17, until 8pm on the same day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The warning covers parts of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/co-armagh\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Co Armagh<\/a>, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/co-fermanagh\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Co Fermanagh<\/a>, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/co-derry\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Co Derry<\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/co-tyrone\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Co Tyrone<\/a> and parts of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/co-antrim\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Co Antrim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/northern-ireland\/park-open-championship-2025-32071066\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Where to park for The Open Championship 2025<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/sport\/other-sport\/golf\/rory-mcilroy-steps-out-green-32071497\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rory McIlroy steps out in green jacket in public for first time on home soil to collect award<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The forecaster said: &#8220;<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/weather\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Heavy showers<\/a> and a few thunderstorms may cause some disruption, particularly to travel, on Thursday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Giving further details, it added: &#8220;Showery rain will affect much of Northern Ireland at times Thursday, but is expected to be heaviest in the west. A few thunderstorms are also likely. 10-20 mm of rain could fall in less than a few hours, with 30-40 mm possible over several hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Showers and thunderstorms will ease from the west during the evening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You can check the weather for your area via the Windy.com tracker below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You can scroll to your chosen time at the bottom of the map.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Met Office say it&#8217;s set to be a maximum temperature of 23C on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">For the outlook for Friday, July 18 to Sunday, July 20, the forecaster added: &#8220;Sunny spells and frequent showers, some heavy. 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