Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening ceremony LIVE: Tom Daley and Helen Glover to fly flag for Team GB as French capital celebrates the start of the summer Games with dazzling display on the River Seine

It's been a bit of a chaotic morning in Paris.

While this is set to be one of the biggest events in Olympic history - and notably the first opening ceremony to be held outside of a stadium - travel chaos earlier today has threatened to cause several hiccups to the curtain raiser.

Meanwhile, showers and an ominous forecast are threatening to cast a dampner on tonight's parade, with France's meteorological office having just issued a flood warning.

We start off with a breaking bit of news this afternoon that could spell 'disaster' for the opening ceremony.

The French meteorological office, Meteo-France, is predicting 'flooding rains' on Friday evening, just as the opening ceremony is set to commence along the River Seine. The show is still set to go on as planned.

According to L'Equpe, the office issued a yellow alert and that flooding could take place from 8pm tonight.

Grey skies have been seen over Paris today, with light intermittent drizzle falling - but temperatures are expected to stay warm throughout the evening.

Approximately 25mm of rain is expected to fall between 6pm and midnight, which could spell a washout for Emmanuel Macron's ambitious opening ceremony.

'It’s going to be a disaster for these few hours,' Marliere, the head of independent weather forecaster Agate Meteo, said on RMC radio.

'I’ve been running models for two hours, going full circle, comparing all weather models, but unfortunately, everything is confirming this trend for the start and the end of this evening. We won’t be able to avoid it.'

The magnitude, logistics and sheer size of this event is truly extraordinary.

This will be the largest Olympic opening ceremony in the history of the games, with Olympic chiefs hoping to honour the City of Light through tonight's ceremony.

It's also set to be one busy evening too!

As I mentioned above, this will be the first time an opening ceremony at the games will take place outside a closed stadium with 160 boats set to make their way along the River Seine and stop outside the Palais du Trocadero.

Each national delegation will send their athletes in the boats along the river, with approximately 94 of the boats set to transport competitors along the 6km stretch of the Seine.

The remainder of the boats are set to host Olympic delegates and those who have paid for the privilege of sailing with the Olympians.

We'll also be able to get a good glimpse of all the competitors on the flotilla, with each boat set to be fitted with television cameras, too!

Well, it's finally here! The Olympic flame has arrived in Paris and we're ready for a fortnight of sporting action!

While the Olympic Games are set to officially commence tonight following this evening's opening ceremony, a host of events have already begun, including football, rugby sevens, archery and handball.

A total of 10,500 athletes from 206 countries around the world are due to attend tonight's unique opening ceremony, which will take place on the River Seine.

This will be a first for the Olympics, with tonight's curtain raiser being the first time an opening ceremony has been held outside of a stadium.

The event is due to commence at 6.30pm BST (7.30pm local time), but we'll have all the latest updates, commentary and key talking points live here on Mail Sport.