The Met Office has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for the area which is valid between 6am and 11.59pm on Saturday (July 3).
A spokesperson said: “An area of heavy rain and some thunderstorms is expected to develop on Saturday morning over southern England and then move northeastwards before clearing into the North Sea on Saturday afternoon.
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“Many places will see a short period of heavy rain while some may see a more prolonged period of rain along with some intense bursts, with lightning and hail.
"Under the heavier rain some sites could see 30 to 40mm of rain falling in a few hours.
“Once this clears, further heavy showers are expected to break out.
“These will be more hit-and-miss with many sites staying dry following early rain, but where they do occur, there is a chance of 30 to 35mm rain falling in an hour, again accompanied by lightning and hail.”