Parts of Dorset are on flood alert, while the county has been issued with a weather warning by the Met Office.

The weather warning for rain place covers the county from 2am today, Thursday, until 6am tomorrow, with a possibility of flooding in low lying areas.

Here's and hour-by-hour forecast

BRIDPORT

Bridport will sustain a large period of heavy rain from around 3pm on Thursday which is set to get lighter overnight. Locals will awake to showers turning to rain, with the rain set to stop around 2pm on Friday.

Thursday:

10:00: Rain (60 per cent chance)

11:00: Overcast (10 per cent chance of rain)

12:00: Overcast (20 per cent chance of rain)

13.00: Overcast (10 per cent chance of rain)

14.00: Clear with heavy showers (60 per cent chance of rain)

15.00: Heavy rain, (90 per cent chance)

16.00: Heavy rain (95 per cent chance)

17.00: Heavy rain (95 per cent chance)

18.00: Heavy rain (90 per cent chance)

19.00: Heavy rain (90 per cent chance)

20.00: Heavy rain (90 per cent chance)

21.00: Heavy rain (90 per cent chance)

22.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

23.00: Clear with light rain (40 per cent chance)

Friday:

0.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

1.00: Clear with light showers (40 per cent chance of rain)

2.00: Clear with heavy showers (70 per cent chance of rain)

3.00: Clear with heavy showers (70 per cent chance of rain)

4.00: Clear with light showers (40 per cent chance of rain)

5.00: Clear with light showers (40 per cent chance of rain)

6.00: Clear with light showers (40 per cent chance of rain)

7.00: Clear with light showers (40 per cent chance of rain)

8.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

9.00: Rain (60 per cent chance)

10.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

11.00: Clear with showers (40 per cent chance of rain)

12.00: Clear with showers (40 per cent chance of rain)

13.00: Clear with showers (40 per cent chance of rain)

14.00: Overcast (10 per cent chance of rain)

WEST BAY

A morning of rain will calm for a few hours over Thursday lunchtime, before more heavy rain hits the seaside town. Flooding could be a risk with 21 hours of continuous rain forecast with the wet weather due to stop around 11am on Friday morning.

Thursday:

10:00: Heavy rain (90 per cent chance)

11:00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

12:00: Overcast (10 per cent chance of rain)

13.00: Overcast (10 per cent chance of rain)

14.00: Heavy rain (80 per cent chance)

15.00: Heavy rain (90 per cent chance)

16.00: Heavy rain (95 per cent chance)

17.00: Heavy rain (95 per cent chance)

18.00: Heavy rain (95 per cent chance)

19.00: Heavy rain (95 per cent chance)

20.00: Heavy rain (90 per cent chance)

21.00: Rain (60 per cent chance)

22.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

23.00: Heavy rain (70 per cent chance)

Friday:

0.00: Heavy rain (70 per cent chance)

1.00: Rain (40 per cent chance)

2.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

3.00: Heavy rain (90 per cent chance)

4.00: Clear with showers (30 per cent chance of rain)

5.00: Clear with showers (40 per cent chance of rain)

6.00: Clear with heavy showers (60 per cent chance of rain)

7.00: Heavy rain (80 per cent chance)

8.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

9.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

10.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

11.00: Overcast (20 per cent chance of rain)

LYME REGIS

The coastal town of Lyme Regis is set to be hit with a period of constant heavy rain between 2pm on Thursday afternoon through to midnight on Friday. the wet weather is set to pass around 11am.

Thursday:

10:00: Heavy rain (70 per cent chance)

11:00: Heavy rain (70 per cent chance)

12:00: Overcast (10 per cent chance of rain)

13.00: Overcast (10 per cent chance of rain)

14.00: Heavy rain (80 per cent chance)

15.00: Heavy rain (90 per cent chance)

16.00: Heavy rain (95 per cent chance)

17.00: Heavy rain (95 per cent chance)

18.00: Heavy rain (95 per cent chance)

19.00: Heavy rain (95 per cent chance)

20.00: Heavy rain (90 per cent chance)

21.00: Rain (60 per cent chance)

22.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

23.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

Friday:

0.00: Overcast (10 per cent chance of rain)

1.00: Clear with heavy showers (60 per cent chance of rain)

2.00: Clear with light showers (40 per cent chance of rain)

3.00: Clear with light showers (70 per cent chance of rain)

4.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

5.00: Rain (40 per cent chance)

6.00: Heavy rain (80 per cent chance)

7.00: Heavy rain (80 per cent chance)

8.00: Rain (50 per cent chance)

9.00: Rain (60 per cent chance)

10.00: Rain (50 per cent chance))

11.00: Overcast: (20 per cent chance of rain)

For more information and an updated forecast, visit: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/