The Met Office have just updated a ‘Be Alert’ weather warning for tomorrow to include the Isle of Wight.
They warn of heavy rain from 00.05 to midnight.
Outbreaks of rain affecting parts of England and northeast Wales during Saturday are likely to be heavy in places, with the risk of torrential thundery downpours, lightning and local accumulations in excess of 40 mm within just a few hours. The highest probability of heavy rain is considered to be towards the east and southeast of England.
The public should be aware of possible localised surface water flooding where this occurs, as well as some disruption in general to summer outdoor activities.
A frontal zone stalling over central and eastern Britain will produce spells of thundery rain or showers at times through Saturday. Exactly where the heaviest rain occurs remains somewhat uncertain, but with the focus probably towards the south and east of the area shown, whilst northern and western parts of the region may improve later on Saturday. As in many thundery situations, there will be a great deal of variation in rainfall over small distances, with some areas inevitably escaping the heaviest of the rainfall.
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