Strong winds of up to 60mph could sweep across Dorset today, the Met Office has warned.

A yellow 'be aware' alert has been issued for Bournemouth, Poole and the rest of the county from 9am on Monday.

It's the third day in a row the warning has been in place, after Storm Clodagh was officially named on Saturday.

Swanage is set to be the windiest, with gusts of 55mph, with 50mph gusts in Bournemouth and Poole.

The warning - issued yesterday after a blustery weekend - says: "Southwesterly winds will increase later on Monday morning, with gales extending eastwards across Wales along with much of southern and central England, and severe gales likely on exposed western and southern coasts.

"Gusts of 50 mph are likely inland whilst gusts of 60 mph will affect some exposed coasts in the west and south. Winds will will gradually ease from the west on Monday afternoon.

"A further depression will move quickly east across the UK on Monday, crossing northern England in the afternoon. A swathe of gales is expected to the south of the depression's track. Although wind strengths will probably be slightly less than Sunday's system there is still the possibility of some localised low level impacts."

But the Met Office also says that the south of the country will be markedly warmer than the north, with temperatures remaining in the teens.

Bournemouth Echo:

The forecaster's long range prediction for December reads: "The latest indications are that unsettled, wet and windy weather will most likely return to all parts during mid December, with these conditions expected to continue into late December.

"Showers or longer spells of rain should affect most parts as Atlantic weather systems move across from the west, these bringing periods of strong winds or gales, severe at times. The temperature is expected to be around or slightly above average for the time of year."