THUNDERSTOM warnings for Buckinghamshire will now be in force for three days this week after the Met Office issued a fresh alert.

Two warnings had already been issued for most of Monday and Tuesday, but a third warning has now been issued for Wednesday.

The new warning will be in force from 9am until midnight on Wednesday.

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Giving an update, the Met Office said: “While some places stay dry, others are likely to see thunderstorms with torrential rain during Wednesday, bringing possible disruption.”

The Met Office said between 20mm and 30mm of rainfall could be seen in the space of an hour due to slow moving thundery rain, however, some places could see 60mm of rainfall in less than three hours.

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It comes after days of heatwave conditions with temperatures of 30C and above seen across the county.

Little or no rain has been recorded over the past few weeks with conditions tinder dry.

As previously reported earlier this week, Bucks has been declared as a drought zone with a hosepipe ban looming.