UPDATED: The Met Office have issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain on Wednesday and say that some strong winds are also possible.
An area of rain, which may be heavy at times, will move southeastwards across the South throughout Wednesday. Up to 40mm of rainfall is expected which could lead to localised flooding on already saturated ground.
The warning is in place from 03:00 until 18:00.
Southwesterly gales are likely along the South Coast for a time.
UPDATE WEDNESDAY @ 06:50 – A flood alert has been issued for the River Yar by the Environment Agency this morning.
Around 22mm of rain has fallen in the last 18 hours with a further 10mm to 15mm of rain forecast for the remainder of today.
The river is rising and levels in the upper catchment may not peak until later tonight and those downstream of Sandown until tomorrow evening. The upper catchments may experience some out of bank flooding possibly affecting Arreton, Alverstone, Langbridge, Newchurch and access tracks to Horringford may be flooded.
In Sandown, Golf Links Road and Morton Common Road may be flooded as well the ditches around the Fort Holiday Caravan Park.
Property level protection should be deployed as a precautionary measure.
Island Roads are warning of surface water at Binstead Hill, Whipping Road and throughout Shalfleet.
