Heavy rain warning for eastern New Forest, including Lymington, Beaulieu, Totton and the Waterside until Thursday

HEAVY rain is set to continue in parts of the New Forest until Thursday morning.

Fresh from today's (Tuesday's) yellow alert, the Met Office has issued another which covers eastern areas of the Forest.

It warns of possible flooding from heavy rain and showers, with spray on the roads and longer journey times on buses and trains.

A Met Office spokesman said: "Following heavy showers on Wednesday, a band of heavy rain will move north-eastwards on Wednesday evening, followed by further heavy showers overnight.

"Fifteen to 25mm rain is likely to fall widely, with 30 to 40mm in a few places over a 12-hour period.

"With the ground already saturated, this may lead to some flooding.

"Strong winds are also likely, with gusts 40 to 50mph possible along coasts."

The alert is in place from tomorrow at 5pm to 6am Thursday.