Hours of heavy rain is set to hit Leicester and Leicestershire today, according to the Met Office.
Despite a mild and dry start to the morning, light rain is predicted to take over before heavy rain batters the county.
Fours hours of heavy rain is forecast to hit late morning and over lunch time.
From 10am to 1pm there is between a 90 and 100 per cent chance of rain, with temperatures set to be around 15C.
There is a 50 per cent chance of rain between 2pm and 3pm, before conditions turn to overcast and cloudy between 3pm and 5pm.
But just when you think the rain is over, more is predicted for this evening.
Light rain is forecast between 6pm and 8pm, the period of time when the temperature will hit a high of 21C.
The rest of the evening will be warm and cloudy.
There are no Met Office weather warnings in place for the rain, but precautions should be taken as roads are expected to wet and spray could make driving conditions poor.
What is the forecast for the rest of the weekend?
Saturday (July 20) is set to see sunny intervals in the morning. There is a chance of light rain between 12pm and 6pm. Temperature highs of 22C and lows of 13C.
Sunday (July 21) is forecast to see sunny intervals during the early morning, with conditions changing at 10am to cloudy for the rest of the day. No rain predictions as yet. Temperature highs of 22C and lows of 16C.
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The weather is set to change again next week as Monday (July 22) is predicted to see highs of 26C, Tuesday (July 23) is forecast to reach 29C and Wednesday (July 24) is set to see highs of 28C.
So if you get caught in the thunder or rain today, just think to yourself that shorts, flip flops and ice creams will be on the card next week.
