Watford could see thunderstorms today as a yellow weather warning has been issued.

Starting from 12pm, the town will fall within a Met Office thunderstorm warning with heavy rain and thunderstorms expected to lead to “some disruption”.

The alert, which lasts until midnight tonight, spreads across East Anglia and the southeast of England, from Norfolk to Portsmouth.

The Met Office says people should expect spray and sudden flooding to lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures, potential delays to public transport due to lightning, a “slight chance” of power cuts, and potential flooding or damage to buildings.

There are also thunderstorm warnings in place for an area covering the southwest of England and Wales as well as one for most of Northern Ireland today.

Temperatures in Watford are forecasted to remain at around 14C to 15C all day, according to the Met Office, with humidity between 85 and 89 per cent until 10pm.

During a round of thunderstorms earlier this month a home in Cassiobury Drive, Watford caught fire after being struck by lightning on May 2.