The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain.

This weekend is expected to be a wet one with a thunderstorm warning for Saturday and an additional rain warning issued for Sunday.

A new yellow weather warning has been issued for 24 hours for Sunday, September 22.

The warning covers the whole of the county including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

A Met Office spokesperson said: “Showers and thunderstorms are expected to merge into broader areas of heavy rain across parts of Wales, central and southern England during Sunday.

“There is a small chance that some rural communities will temporarily become cut off by flooded roads.

“Homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.

“There is a small chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses.

“Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some temporary road closures.

"Whilst the strongest signal for impactful rainfall totals appears to be centred across east Wales and west-central England, there is potential right across this highlighted region for some areas to see 30-50 mm in less than 6 hours, with a few places receiving 60-80mm over the course of 12-24 hours."

Rail disruption is also expected across the region.