Southampton is set to be battered by heavy rain and strong winds this week.

A yellow weather warning been issued for Southampton by the Met Office.

It will come into force from 3pm on Friday and will remain until 6am on Sunday.

The national weather service has warned of potential damage, travel cancellations, and flooding across the three days.

Here’s the forecast for Friday

6am – Partly cloudy with highs of 6C

9am – Cloudy with highs of 6C

12pm – Overcast with a 50 per cent chance of rain and highs of 8C

3pm – Light rain with highs of 9C

6pm - Light rain with highs of 9C

9pm - Light rain with highs of 10C

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A spokesperson for the Met Office said: “A deep low may cross England and Wales from Friday afternoon, clearing to the east Saturday night.

“The low may bring a period of strong winds to much of the warning area.

“Winds may quite widely gust to around 40-50 mph inland but locally could gust in excess of 60 mph, whilst around coasts, winds may gust to 60-70 mph, perhaps locally nearer 80 mph.

“The wind and rain may cause disruption to travel, with difficult driving conditions likely.”