THE Isle of Wight Met Service has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain — with a risk of hail, thunder and even flash flooding.

It has warned of torrential downpours between 10pm tonight (Thursday) and 11pm tomorrow.

There could be 20mm of rainfall in some areas.

The Met Service also warned of heavy downpours over a short space of time, which could cause localised flash flooding.

There could also be lightning and wind gusts of up to 60mph.