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
Thursday night is set to be very windy for southern coasts of England Wales, with a yellow weather warning in place
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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.
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