Chris Bell
BBC Look East weather

Heavy rain has now reached Norfolk:

• Station Road in Wymondham closed due to flooding
• We're hearing reports of flooding on the East Harling Road in Thetford. 
• Rail services between Norwich and Cambridge are disrupted, due to lightning damage
• Some places could get as much as 50mm (2 ins) or more of rain today
• The weather station at Santon Downham, near Thetford, has reported 35mm (1.3ins) of rain
• The weather station at the UEA campus in Norwich has recorded 24mm (0.9ins) of rain
• We've heard reports that 41mm (1.6ins) of rain has fallen in the Wymondham area, which is possible as it ties in with radar images 

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There's been lightning mixed in with the rain, and motorists are advised to take care - particularly if travelling on the back roads.

As for the rest of the day - the rain has set in, but it won't be as heavy. 

Persistent rain is expected for most of the Norfolk with a further 10-15mm (0.4-0.6ins) in places.

It will start to fade away and break up, becoming light and patchy, as we go through the evening and night - but a few spots may remain tomorrow morning.

We'd love to hear from you, and see your pictures, of the weather where you are.

Greater Anglia have updated their information, external about the problems caused by lightning damage at Brandon:

"Customers are advised to travel on Great Northern train services between Cambridge and Ely where you are advised to change for a rail replacement bus service between Ely and Thetford and a train shuttle service between Thetford and Norwich in both directions.

"Customers at Norwich may travel on Abellio Greater Anglia services to Ipswich and change at Ipswich for Ely."

Watch out for the wild and wacky in Great Yarmouth.

The three-day Out There Festival, external is promising to set the town alight from today, with weird and wacky performances.

Circus and street art performers have come from across the world and on Thursday evening they were practising their acts.  

Eastern Daily Press

But there's still singles final to come - the back page of today's Eastern Daily Press, external.

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Eastern Daily Press

County Hall reserves to be raided to plug gaps - today's Eastern Daily Press, external.

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Alfie Hewett "pulled it out the bag", says mum Sarah Hooper, after he and his doubles partner Gordon Reid claimed a silver medal in the Rio Paralympics on Thursday.

Tonight Alfie, from Cantley near Norwich, is back in action in the singles final - and will "go out fighting" against his partner and best friend Gordon.

Sarah says the family will be out there supporting both boys.

Here's the latest radar image, showing the rain and thunderstorms over East Anglia at 09:40. 

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

An inquest into the death of a teenage girl from Thetford, who died after being prescribed the contraceptive pill, will be heard at the Norfolk Coroners Court in Norwich today.

Charlotte Lockwood, 15, was prescribed the pill to help control heavy menstrual bleeding. 

Soon after starting the treatment, she began to lose her hair and put on weight. 

By April 2014, she was suffering severe back pain. Charlotte died in August 2014. 

We'll bring you updates from the inquest, which is due to get under way from 10:00.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Campaigners against coastal erosion at Hemsby are calling for more sea defences.

They'll meet with Therese Coffey, MP for Suffolk Coastal and junior minister at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, external, who will be in neighbouring Scratby to officially mark the completion of the coast protection scheme at the beach. 

In December 2013, a number of homes in Hemsby fell into the sea during the tidal surge. Local resident Lorna Bevan-Thompson doesn't think the fact their beach is privately-owned should affect their case for government help.   

Image source, PA

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

Norwich boxer Nathan Dale will be fighting in his home city tonight. 

The unbeaten welterweight takes on Arturs Geikins of Latvia, who he has already beaten once before at a dinner show in London's Mayfair in 2014. 

Dale wants to use the fight as a stepping stone towards a shot at an English title. 

Chris Goreham
BBC Radio Norfolk sport

Alfie Hewett says he's proud of his performance in the wheelchair tennis doubles in Rio despite missing out on a gold medal. 

The 18-year-old from Norwich and his partner Gordon Reid were beaten 6-2 4-6 6-1 by France's Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer in the Rio Paralympics final. 

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Hewett is guaranteed at least another silver medal. He will play Reid in the final of the singles tonight. 

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

A dry start for parts of the county, but becoming wet.  

The Met Office warns of heavy rain, possibly up to 2in in places (5cm), with localised flooding later. There's a chance of lightning and hail.

Feeling mild, with a top temperature of 18C (64F). It'll be windy in coastal areas. 

BBC Weather has more information for where you live.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

Hello and thanks for joining us for Friday's Norfolk Live. We're here until 18:00, bringing you the latest news, sport and travel weather updates for the county. 

We start with congratulations to Cantley's Alfie Hewett - he and his partner Gordon Reid have won a silver medal in the Rio Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis doubles. 

We'll have the weather forecast for you shortly - and it looks like summer is finally over. Here's a photo from Weather Watcher "Wheatchief" - is this the calm before the storms?

A "very unusual" Middle Bronze Age settlement is found by archaeologists working along the route of Norwich's new northern bypass.

Caroline Kingdon
BBC Local Live

That's if for today's live updates. Unless a major story breaks, we'll return at 08:00.

Here's a quick reminder of some of our stories today:

• A man has been arrested following a disturbance at a property in Norwich
• Norfolk nurse Kate Barmby talks about her time on the Great British Bake Off
• Norwich City Council hopes to increase charges for its car parks

Have a good evening.

The hot and sunny weather is about to come to a dramatic end with heavy rain and thunderstorms predicted for overnight and tomorrow. 

So before we go, let's have a look at some of our Weather Watcher's sunny pictures.

"picklesthecat" sent this beautiful photo of the sun rise at Bawburgh:

It was becoming brighter, when "Piglet" took this snap of the deserted beach at Gorleston-on-Sea:

And lastly, a beautiful bright pink dahlia from "Floss" - I hope tomorrow's rain doesn't bash it too much:

Diss Express

Fifteen new jobs have been created in Diss after tradetool retailer Screwfix opened the doors, external on their new premises in the town.  

Image source, Diss Express