Brighton hour-by-hour forecast: May 1 thunderstorms

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.”

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)

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.”