Rain weather warning issued for West Sussex
It comes as several flood alerts remain in effect this weekend
Last updated 14th Nov 2020
West Sussex has been issued with a weather warning for heavy rain on Sunday (November 15th).
The Met Office yellow alert, which covers the whole of the county and other parts of South East England, comes into effect at 5am and lasts until 10am.
Forecasters have warned those living in the areas affected to prepare for a further spell of heavy downpours, following on from a wet day on Saturday.
Some places could see as much as 30 to 35 millimetres of rain falling in the space of a few hours, potentially leading to flooding in coastal areas, as well as disruption for cars, trains and buses.
Several parts of the West Sussex coast have already been issued with flood warnings from the Environment Agency, which are now likely to be extended into Sunday.
What can we expect?
Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely
Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
What are forecasters saying?
"A further spell of rain, some of it heavy, is expected on Sunday morning. This will bring rainfall totals of 10 to 20 mm quite widely with some locations seeing as much as 30 to 35 mm.
"As much of this rain is expected to fall within a few hours localised flooding of a few properties and roads is likely to result, the latter along with spray may lead to longer journey times."
What's in the forecast for West Sussex?
Saturday night: Windy, with coastal gales becoming confined to Sussex and south Kent coasts. Remaining wet, with spells of often heavy rain, although northern counties may have brief drier but cloudy periods. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
Sunday: Heavy rain will clear east, then broken cloud and scattered heavy showers will follow. Inland winds will ease. Along the coast occasional gales, perhaps locally severe initially and again later. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Monday to Wednesday: Windy but mostly dry, and becoming brighter Monday. Breezy, largely cloudy and dry for Tuesday. Wednesday windy again, with rain then scattered showers. Mild initially, then temperatures closer to normal.