Thunderstorm weather warning issued for Inverclyde. (Image: PA News)
INVERCLYDE looks set for thunderstorms later today after the Met Office issued a yellow weather alert.
The forecaster has put the warning in place from 1pm today until 9pm tonight for parts of north England and Scotland, including Inverclyde.
Travellers are being warned that spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures, with a small chance that some communities could be cut off by flooded roads.
A Met Office spokesperson said: "Thunderstorms and heavy downpours are likely to break out in some places this afternoon and evening.
"Although not all places will catch these storms and downpours, where they do occur 20 to 40 mm rain may fall in some places in an hour or two."
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