Eastleigh is set to be battered by rain today, according to forecasts by the Met Office.

Rain is set to hit the town from this afternoon with rain expected until around 9pm today.

Heavy rain will move in from the start of the afternoon and last until the evening.

There are currently no flood alerts or warnings from the Environment Agency.

With this in mind, here is an hour-by-hour weather forecast for today in Eastleigh.

Hour-by-hour forecast for Eastleigh

11am: cloudy, chance of precipitation: 10%; 10c

12pm: overcast, chance of precipitation: 20%; 10c

1pm: light rain, chance of precipitation: 60%; 10c

2pm: heavy rain, chance of precipitation: 90%; 9c

3pm: heavy rain, chance of precipitation: 90%; 9c

4pm: heavy rain, chance of precipitation: 90%; 9c

5pm: heavy rain; chance of precipitation: 90%; 8c

6pm: heavy rain; chance of precipitation: 90%; 8c

7pm: heavy rain; chance of precipitation: 80%; 8c

8pm: rain; chance of precipitation: 50%; 8c

9pm: cloudy; chance of precipitation: 10%; 8c

10pm: cloudy; chance of precipitation: 10%; 8c

11pm: clear; chance of precipitation: <5%; 7c