A WEATHER warning for heavy rain has been issued by the Met Office for today (Monday).

The forecasters have put the yellow warning in place from 2am until 10pm.

A spokesperson said: "An area of rain will run into the UK from the south on Monday morning, with some persistent and heavy rainfall in places.

"The public should be aware of the risk of flooding, including disruption to travel. In addition to this there is the potential for strong winds, particularly around exposed coastal areas."

The chief forecaster said: "A low pressure system is expected to run into the UK from the south on Monday morning, bringing areas of heavy rain particularly across some southern areas of England.

"There remains some uncertainty over this development and the locations of the heaviest rain.

"However, there is the potential for 20-40 mm to fall quite widely with more than 60 mm possible in some places, much of this falling in a short period of time.

The warning covers Dorset and includes Weymouth, Dorchester and Bridport. 

The rest of the week is set to be unsettled. Tuesday will be cloudy with heavy rain in the afternoon, Wednesday will see heavy rain for much of the morning which will turn lighter late afternoon and Thursday will see sunny intervals.

Temperatures are expected to be 17C today and 18C for the rest of the week.