A WEATHER warning has been issued across south Essex as heavy rain threatens to batter parts of the county.

The weather warning is a yellow warning for heavy rain in place across the whole of south Essex until 6pm tomorrow.

Here is an hour-by-hour forecast in Southend and Basildon for today, according to The Met Office.

Southend:

10am – 10’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

11am – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

12pm – 12’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

1pm – 12’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

2pm – 12’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

3pm – 12’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

4pm – 12’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

5pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

6pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

7pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

8pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

9pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

10pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

11pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 20 per cent.

Basildon:

10am – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

11am – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

12pm – 12’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

1pm – 12’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

2pm – 13’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

3pm – 13’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

4pm – 12’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

5pm – 12’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

6pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

7pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

8pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

9pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent.

10pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 20 per cent.

11pm – 11’c. Chance of precipitation 50 per cent.