The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning as Storm Chandra is due to cause heavy rain across Basingstoke.
The first Storm Chandra warning lasts from the night of Monday, January 26 until midday on Tuesday, January 27.
The Met Office website reads: “Heavy rain is likely to lead to some transport disruption and possible flooding in places.”
Here is an hour-by-hour forecast:
Today
11pm
Rain is due to get heavier from 11pm with a 95 per cent probability of rain, which is expected to stay consistent until 9am on Tuesday. At 11pm the rain will be accompanied by light winds of 14mph and gusts of 29mph.
Tomorrow
12am-1am- The yellow weather warning will be officially in place from midnight, with gusts of 32mph and light winds of 15mph.
2am-5am- The storm is expected to hit in full force at around 3am, with conditions staying consistent until around 5am. Strong winds will reach 29mph with gusts of 37mph.
6am-8am- At this time the storm is expected to be slowly calming down. Rain will still be consistent but with gusts lowering to 28-33mph and winds gradually scaling down to 15mph.
9am-10am- A 90 per cent chance of rain at 9am reduced to 70 per cent by 10am. Gusts are expected to lower to 23mph with light winds of 13mph.
11am-12pm- The weather warning ends at midday on Tuesday, leaving residents with a 30 per cent chance of rain and light winds of 14mph.
The temperature is expected to stay consistent through the night at around seven degrees and rise to highs of 10 degrees around midday.
According to The Met Office, 15-25 mm of rain is expected to build up widely across the area, with a few areas potentially seeing 30-40 mm and as much as 50 mm over some hills.
Residents should be prepared for longer journey times due to flooding on the roads, affecting driving times, bus and train services.
It also writes that flooding of homes and businesses is possible, as is interruption to power supplies and other services.
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