Heavy rain warning issued across Dorset

A weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for much of the South on Tuesday (November 15th), including all of Dorset.

The Met Office says up to 30mm could fall in places, potentially bringing flooding with it.

Its yellow warning will be in effect between midnight and 1.00pm on Tuesday.

What can we expect?

• Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

• Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer

• Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible

A Met Office spokesperson said:

"A band of rain will move east across southern parts of England and Wales during Tuesday morning.

"Some of the rain will be heavy, with 15-30 mm of rain falling widely and as much as 40-50 mm over parts of Dartmoor and south facing high ground of southern Wales and the Marches and parts of southern England."

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