A yellow climate warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Workplace for southern England.
The warning runs till 23:59BST on Monday.
The Met Workplace stated that the circumstances may trigger disruption to path and street journey.
The alert covers East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Bristol, Somerset and components of southern Wales, together with Cardiff and Swansea.
Frank Saunders, a chief meteorologist on the Met Workplace, stated: “Areas of heavy showers and thunderstorms will transfer northwards throughout southern components of England and Wales later this afternoon earlier than clearing northwards in a single day.
“Thunderstorms are probably for south-facing coastal districts, and hail and a few sturdy gusts of wind may accompany the heaviest showers and thunderstorms.”
The Met workplace warned driving circumstances could possibly be affected by spray, standing water and/or hail, resulting in longer journey instances by automobile and bus.
Delays to coach providers are additionally doable, with Community Rail advising travellers to examine on its web site.
Some locations will see 20-30mm (0.7-1.2in) of rain, with a small probability that a couple of locations may obtain 40 mm.
Individuals in areas vulnerable to flooding are being suggested to arrange.
‘Localised flooding’
BBC South East climate presenter Nina Ridge stated: “Monday will see an space of heavy rain and doable thunderstorms unfold northwards throughout southern and central components of England.
“Some components of Sussex and west Surrey might even see 20-30mm of rain in 2-3 hours which can resulting in localised flooding.
“The rain is predicted to clear by midnight.”
The Setting Company his warning folks dwelling within the affected areas to examine their threat of flooding on its web site.
Additional heavy showers and thunderstorms are anticipated throughout central and southern areas of the UK on Tuesday.
The Met Workplace has additionally stated it had “rising confidence” that ex-Hurricane Kirk will monitor to the south of the UK later this week, bringing heavy rains and powerful winds to northern France.