The Met office has issued an Amber weather warning for Kent from 11.00am this morning to 10.00pm tonight (17 August).
The regions affected include the East of England and London and the South East.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to break out today leading to some flooding and disruption.
Some places will miss these, but where they do occur, 30 to 50 mm of rain could fall in less than an hour and a few places may see in excess of 100 mm in a few hours where storms are slow moving.
Lightning and hail will be additional hazards.
Showers and storms will slowly die out this evening.