A YELLOW weather warning for wind has been issued for the south coast – but it is expected to miss Dorset.

The Met Office has issued the warning for the weekend, with other parts of the country also experiencing the first snowfall of the winter period The warning is in place for this weekends, with gale force winds blowing in a north to north easterly direction expected, accompanied with bands of rain and snow.

Winds reaching up to 70mph have been forecast but Dorset will not be hit by the strong winds.

However, winds of around 40mph are expected in the county.

It is expected that the wind will have blown over by around 3pm this afternoon.

The chief forecaster at the Met Office said in a statement: “Please be aware of the likelihood of some difficult driving conditions and possible travel disruption due to any of these factors.

“A major (but temporary) change of weather type will see the winds swing into a more northerly direction into the weekend, pulling down much colder air across the whole of Britain and western Europe, after what has been an exceptionally mild first half of November.

“Conditions will improve from the north quite quickly this morning, though strong winds will not clear SE England until mid-afternoon."

The high winds in the county have led to a small amount of disruption, with a tree falling over on the A354 Blandford Hill, causing motorists some delays.