A weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy downpours is set to come in force across south-east England. The Met Office yellow warning will be in place for Kent, Sussex and Surrey from 21:00 BST on Friday until 18:00 on Saturday. It comes as temperatures look set to top 30C (86F) again across southern England on Friday.

A line of storms racing toward Chicago prompted Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for most area counties Wednesday afternoon. The greatest severe weather threat is hail, wind and isolated tornadoes.

America and Tijuana had to suspend the match for safety reasons, as a thunderstorm surprised the attendees while the second half was being played, with 30 minutes left to play. ¡SE SUSPENDE EL

This week in the Boston Globe Weather Mailbag, Globe Weather HQ tackles questions surrounding summer thunderstorm frequency, the best weather reporting station, air quality categories, and the HAARP model, most commonly used in Aurora forecasting.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Vilas County by the National Weather Service in Green Bay at 8:33 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15. Meteorologists warn of winds as strong as 60 mph.

A severe thunderstorm warning was released by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Tuesday at 8:49 p.m. in effect until 9:45 p.m. for Stokes and Surry counties.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Tuesday at 7:02 p.m. in effect until 8 p.m. for Alexander and Iredell counties.

The Storm Prediction Center has the entire Heartland outlooked at a threat level 1 out of 5 for severe storms with damaging wind gusts and heavy rains as the main risks. Highs today will range from the upper 80s north to the low 90s south, near Kennett to Martin, Tenn.