The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Macclesfield and the surrounding areas this week, with the town set to be hit by heavy rain and storms over the next four days.

There is a yellow weather warning for heavy showers today, with slow moving thundery downpours predicted in the town throughout Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

While there will likely just be rain from 9am to 8pm on Thursday, it is at the weekend where the Macclesfield weather gets particularly dangerous.

The thunderstorm warning is from 10am on Friday to 1pm on Saturday. The same warning will resume for another 24 hours on Friday August 6 to Saturday 9am.

The worst of the storms will be until Friday afternoon, but rain will persist throughout sunlight hours.

The Met Office says there is a small chance that Macclesfield homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, strong winds, or precipitation.

They have also warned that spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.

The warning also comes with the advice that, where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to Macclesfield train and bus services.

The warning is in place for the areas of about half of England, Wales and Northern Ireland that are north of Birmingham, but south of Glasgow.

Forecasts have predicted light showers in the midweek before the rain grows in intensity and peaks on Friday before petering off again over the rest of the weekend before the dry weather returns early next week.

There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur in our town.

Macclesfield: For advice on how to stay safe in Thunder and Lightning, click this link.

You can view the latest weather forecast for Macc on our homepage.

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