The Met Office issues yellow weather warning due to incoming thunderstorms sit to hit Portsmouth and Hampshire

Experts from the Met Office forecast that the heavy downpours will hit Portsmouth on Sunday night, with thunderstorms subsiding in the early hours of Monday morning before resuming around 1pm.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, which calls on residents to take additional care when travelling and prepare flood-prone homes.

In a statement, a representative from the weather monitoring agency said: ‘Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.

‘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.

‘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.’

The outlook for Tuesday to Thursday predicts dry, breezy weather with a chance of showers across Tuesday, before a windy Wednesday and Thursday, with sunny spells, but likely drier with showers more isolated.

The temperature is expected to be warm with highs around 17 degrees by day throughout and staying mild overnight.

In February this year, the city was battered by Storm Enuince, which saw a red ‘danger to life' warning in place, with schools closed, roads flooded, coastal defences buffeted, and trees felled by gusts of up to force 12 – about 70mph.