A new weather warning for heavy showers and thunderstorms has been issued for the Isle of Wight.

The Met Office is warning of further heavy downpours from 10am until 10pm today (Tuesday).

A previous alert, from the national forecaster, ended at midnight last night (Monday).

On today's yellow 'be aware' alert, the Met Office said: "While some areas will miss these, where they develop 20-30 mm of rain within 2-3 hours, with a small chance that a few places could receive 40-50 mm over a longer period - especially across the southeast of the area this evening.

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"Hail and lightning will be additional hazards, with a risk of temporary hail accumulations in places.

"In addition, heavy showers and thunderstorms will be associated with strong and gusty winds in the south of the warning area at times with 40 mph gusts possible."

This fresh warning coincides with an alert put in place by the IW Met Service, which came into effect at 5pm yesterday and lasts until 2am tomorrow.

What to expect (according to the Met Office)

  • There is a good chance driving conditions will be affected by spray, standing water and/or hail, leading to longer journey times by car and bus
  • Some flooding of a few homes and businesses likely, leading to some damage to buildings or structures, especially across the southeast of the area where highest rainfall most likely
  • Probably some damage to a few buildings and structures from lightning strikes
  • Delays to train services are possible
  • Some short term loss of power and other services is likely

Updated

The warning has now been extended until 3am tomorrow morning (Wednesday).