THUNDERSTORMS could bring further misery to parts of the UK already affected by widespread flooding this weekend.

But it's not bad news for all as some Brits will bask in the 28C sunshine.

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is in place on Sunday for the East Midlands, North East England, North West England, West Midlands and most of Scotland.

Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge, which was damaged during heavy rain on Thursday, may see further disruption and flooding on Sunday.

Southern parts of England will see sunnier spells as the mercury is forecast to rise to 28C in the south east of England over the weekend, according to the Met Office.

Saturday will start off as dry and bright, but showers will develop throughout the day.

Sophie Yoemans, a Met Office forecaster, told The Sun Online: "It will be fairly dry and bright on Saturday, but we will see showers develop.

"That will be in western areas as well as parts of the South West, parts of Wales, North West England, Northern Ireland and into western Scotland.

"It will be the driest in the South East as the high could get up to 25C".

As the weekend progresses there will be a north-south split as thunderstorms roll in.

WEEKEND WOES

The Met Office warns there will be heavy rainfall and downpours after parts of the North were plagued with flooding misery this week.

At least 40mm of rain could fall in a two hours in some places.

Sophie said: "We do have a thunderstorm warning in place for parts of Northern England and parts of Scotland.

"We are expecting more heavy showers and on Sunday it looks like downpours instead of regular showers.

"In some areas the highest total of rain that could fall is between 30 to 40mm in the space of one or two hours.

"But if a few showers go through an area it could be more."

It is a much different picture for those in the South East.

She added: "It will be warmer on Sunday. We could see temperatures get up to 27C or 28C."

This weekend's forecast comes after a wet and miserable week for many Brits.

Thousands of residents have been evacuated from a small town amid fears a reservoir dam could collapse and flood their homes.

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Police swept in to evacuate huge sections of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire – population 6,500 – after a "danger to life" warning was issued.

Nearby Poynton in Cheshire was among the worst hit places in the UK with the fire service declaring a major incident and rescuing 11 people.

Images show a bridge that had partially collapsed and a massive sinkhole that opened up in Cheshire.

Cheshire Police warned that drivers could "risk their lives" by driving through roads closed by flooding in Poynton.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a total of 42 flooding related incidents overnight.

The Environment Agency has issued 17 flood warnings and 27 flood alerts covering central, north-west and north-east England.

Flooding in Stockport forced people to evacuate and businesses were damaged.

A music festival near Macclesfield was cancelled less than 24 hours before gates were meant to open because of the "extreme weather conditions".

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