Storm Christoph: Hour-by-hour forecast for Portsmouth as Met Office warning issued
Storm Christoph is set to bring heavy rain and winds to Portsmouth in the coming days.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather alert for Wednesday and Thursday covering the city and the rest of Hampshire.
Christoph is the third named storm of the 2020-21 season after Aiden and Bella – the later of which hit Portsmouth on Boxing Day.
On its website the Met Office warns: ‘Spells of heavy rain may lead to travel disruption and flooding in places.’
Residents are warned of potential flooding, delays to bus and train services and ‘some’ interruption to power supplies.
The weather warning comes into force at midnight on Wednesday and remains in force to noon on Thursday.
Here is the hour-by-hour forecast for Portsmouth tomorrow as Storm Christoph is set to arrive:
Wednesday
12am – heavy rain – wind gusts of 42mph – 10C
1am – heavy rain – wind gusts of 42mph – 10C
2am – light rain – wind gusts of 42mph – 10C
3am – light rain – wind gusts of 43mph – 10C
4am – light rain – wind gusts of 41mph – 10C
5am – heavy rain – wind gusts of 41mph – 10C
6am – light rain – wind gusts of 40mph – 10C
7am – light rain – wind gusts of 40mph – 10C
8am – heavy rain – wind gusts of 40mph – 10C
9am – heavy rain – wind gusts of 40mph – 10C
10am – heavy rain – wind gusts of 42mph – 10C
11am – light rain – wind gusts of 40mph – 10C
Noon – overcast – wind gusts of 40mph – 10C
1pm – light rain – wind gusts of 41mph – 10C
2pm – light rain – wind gusts of 41mph – 10C
3pm – heavy rain – wind gusts of 41mph – 10C
4pm – heavy rain – wind gusts of 41mph – 10C
5pm – cloudy – wind gusts of 39mph – 10C
6pm – heavy rain – wind gusts of 40mph – 10C
7pm – light rain – wind gusts of 43mph – 10C
8pm – heavy rain – wind gusts of 45mph – 10C
9pm – heavy rain – wind gusts of 47mph – 10C
10pm – heavy rain – wind gusts of 42mph – 9C
11pm – light rain – wind gusts of 40mph – 8C