Heavy rain and strong winds will hit the county overnight, weather experts have warned.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, which will be in place from 12.15am until 11pm on Monday.

Bands of rain and strong north easterly winds will affect the southern and eastern parts of England.

Rain should clear by Monday morning but there is a risk of heavy thundery showers later on during the day.

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The Met Office's chief forecaster said: "An area of low pressure moving north from France will bring a combination of rather persistent and sometimes heavy rainfall, as well as strong winds blowing from the northeast (gusting to 50 mph in places for a time).

"This combination is likely to lead to unpleasant conditions on the roads with surface water perhaps exacerbated by leaves blocking drains for example. The rain will clear from southeast England early on Monday morning, to be replaced by some sunshine, but also a risk of slow moving heavy, thundery showers.

"Ten to 25 mm of rain (starting early Sunday evening in the far south) is expected to fall widely in the warning area, with 30-50 mm possible over parts of southwest England and the West Country and also where showers line up into bands across east and southeast England."

A yellow weather warning is the lowest alert level, warning the public bad weather and travel disruptions are possible.

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