A yellow weather warning has been issued for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for "strong winds" from this evening.

The alert will be in place from 9 pm on Thursday (March 30) until midday on Friday (March 31) and the forecaster is predicting wind speeds of up to 41mph overnight.

People have been warned of potential delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport, and bus and train services.

The weather warning will be impacting much of the south coast of England, all the way up to Sussex on the east coast and Cornwall on the west.

Ahead of this weather warning coming into place, here's what the weather forecast will be for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.


What do the different Met Office weather warnings mean?


Met Office hour-by-hour forecast for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth

9 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 30mph

10 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 31mph

11 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 40mph

12 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 41mph

1 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 39mph

2 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 38mph

3 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 40mph

4 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 39mph

5 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 38mph

6 am - Light rain, wind speed: 39mph

7 am - Light rain, wind speed: 39mph

8 am - Light rain, wind speed: 35mph

9 am - Overcast, wind speed: 34mph

10 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 32mph

11 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 32mph

12 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 32mph

Christchurch

9 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 31mph

10 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 31mph

11 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 40mph

12 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 43mph

1 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 41mph

2 am - Light shower, wind speed: 41mph

3 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 42mph

4 am - Light shower, wind speed: 40mph

5 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 42mph

6 am - Light rain, wind speed: 42mph

7 am - Light rain, wind speed: 44mph

8 am - Light rain, wind speed: 39mph

9 am - Light rain, wind speed: 37mph

10 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 34mph

11 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 34mph

12 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 34mph

Poole

9 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 26mph

10 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 31mph

11 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 35mph

12 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 38mph

1 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 38mph

2 am - Heavy shower, wind speed: 36mph

3 am - Overcast, wind speed: 39mph

4 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 37mph

5 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 38mph

6 am - Light rain, wind speed: 39mph

7 am - Light rain, wind speed: 39mph

8 am - Light rain, wind speed: 36mph

9 am - Light shower, wind speed: 34mph

10 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 32mph

11 am - Heavy rain, wind speed: 33mph

12 pm - Heavy rain, wind speed: 34mph

More information on the yellow weather warning can be found on the Met Office website.