A yellow weather warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office that is set to impact Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Worthing and Littlehampton.

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."