THE recent spell of sunny and hot weather has seen people across the county come out to bask in the sun.

That could all be about to change, however, with the Met Office warning of rain and thunder sweeping in.

A weather warning for thunder and lightning has been put in place covering Wales and the South West of England.

For Worcestershire itself, forecasters say rain will start in the late afternon on May 15 and continue into the early hours of Monday morning.

From 11pm onwards there is a warning of thunder and possible lightning.

The full Met Office forecast is as follows:

TODAY:

Drier for the afternoon with a few sunny spells, but also the risk of some heavy showers developing in places. Feeling warm and humid. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Tonight:

A fine end to the day, with some bright spells before dusk. An increasing risk of heavy and thundery showers overnight, merging to give longer spells of rain by dawn. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Monday:

Showery rain, heavy in places, soon clearing north. Then a day of bright or sunny spells but also scattered heavy and potentially thundery showers. Warm and humid once more. Maximum temperature 23 °C.