The weather warning is set to last from 11pm on Wednesday, May 1 to 6am the following morning on Thursday, May 2.
It is impacting large swathes of the south east of England, including London, Kent and the whole of Sussex
In a statement, the Met Office said: “Thunderstorms are likely at times later this evening and overnight, leading to travel disruption and some flooding.”
⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️
Thunderstorms across southeast England and parts of East Anglia
Wednesday 2300 – Thursday 0600
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— Met Office (@metoffice) May 1, 2024
Hour-by-hour forecast for Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Worthing and Littlehampton
Brighton
The Brighton Met Office page can be found here.
- 11pm – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 12am – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 1am – 13C, light rain (30% chance)
- 2am – 13C, light shower (40% chance)
- 3am – 13C, heavy rain (80% chance)
- 4am – 12C, light rain (40% chance)
- 5am – 12C, overcast (20% chance of rain)
- 6am – 12C, overcast (10% chance of rain)
Crawley
The Crawley Met Office page can be found here.
- 11pm – 13C, cloudy (below 5% chance of rain)
- 12am – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 1am – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 2am – 12C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 3am – 12C, light rain (40% chance)
- 4am – 11C, light rain (50% chance)
- 5am – 11C, heavy rain (70% chance)
- 6am – 11C, overcast (20% chance of rain)
Eastbourne
The Eastbourne Met Office page can be found here.
- 11pm – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 12am – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 1am – 13C, light shower (40% chance)
- 2am – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 3am – 12C, heavy shower (60% chance)
- 4am – 12C, overcast (20% chance of rain)
- 5am – 12C, overcast (20% chance of rain)
- 6am – 12C, overcast (10% chance of rain)
🌦️ There’s some warm sunshine in the forecast this afternoon but staying cloudier with showery rain in places
📈📉 Cooler with mist and low cloud on some eastern coasts at times with the highest temperatures in a zone from western Scotland through northwest England to Kent pic.twitter.com/uuKxOBHoTO
— Met Office (@metoffice) May 1, 2024
Worthing
The Worthing Met Office page can be found here.
- 11pm – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 12am – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 1am – 13C, light shower (40% chance of rain)
- 2am – 13C, light rain (60% chance)
- 3am – 13C, heavy rain (80% chance)
- 4am – 12C, overcast (20% chance of rain)
- 5am – 12C, overcast (20% chance of rain)
- 6am – 12C, overcast (20% chance of rain)
Littlehampton
The Littlehampton Met Office page can be found here.
- 11pm – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 12am – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 1am – 13C, cloudy (10% chance of rain)
- 2am – 13C, light rain (60% chance)
- 3am – 13C, heavy rain (80% chance)
- 4am – 12C, heavy rain (80% chance)
- 5am – 12C, light rain (50% chance)
- 6am – 12C, overcast (20% chance of rain)
What to expect with a yellow weather warning
In terms of what to expect with the current yellow warning, the Met Office says there could be:
- Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services
- There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost
- There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds
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In a statement, the forecaster added: “Spells of heavy rain are expected this evening and overnight.
“In some places, most likely over northern and eastern parts of the warning area, there is a chance that rain will be accompanied by thunderstorms and frequent lightning.
“20 to 40 mm of rain is expected to fall quite widely with 50 mm possible in a few places. In some places much of this rain may fall over a 2 or 3 hour period.”
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