Storms are coming to Swindon and Wiltshire, warns the Met Office.
Despite it being August, typically a time of sunshine, the weather forecast for the month's first weekend was looking a little gloomy, to say the least.
But the national weather service has now issued an official yellow weather warning for Thunderstorms for the whole of Saturday, August 5.
On its website, a spokesperson for the Met Office said to expect "heavy showers and thunderstorms" which "may lead to some flooding and travel disruption."
They added: "There is a good chance driving conditions will be affected by spray, standing water and/or hail, leading to longer journey times by car and bus
"Some flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible, leading to some damage to buildings or structures
"Delays to train services are possible."
It adds that there is the potential for 15-25mm of rain to fall locally within the space of an hour and perhaps 30-40mm to accumulate in 2-3 hours.
There is some good news that the weekend won't be a total bust weather-wise however, as there are currently no weather warnings in place or Sunday August 6.
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