
Amber thunderstorm warning for east and south-east England
The Met Office warning comes as Friday could break the record for the hottest day of the year so far.
The Met Office, until November 2000 officially the Meteorological Office, is the United Kingdom's national weather and climate service. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and is led by CEO Penelope Endersby, who took on the role as Chief Executive in December 2018 and is the first woman to do so. The Met Office makes meteorological predictions across all timescales from weather forecasts to climate change.
The Met Office warning comes as Friday could break the record for the hottest day of the year so far.
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