The New Forest is set to be battered by rain today, according to forecasts by the Met Office.

Rain is set to hit the region 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 the New Forest.

Hour-by-hour forecast in the New Forest

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

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

1pm: heavy rain, chance of precipitation: 80%; 9c

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

3pm: heavy rain, chance of precipitation: 80%; 9c

4pm: heavy rain, chance of precipitation: 80%; 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: light shower; chance of precipitation: 30%; 8c

9pm: cloudy; chance of precipitation: 10%; 7c

10pm: partly cloudy; chance of precipitation: <5%; 7c

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