A WEATHER warning for torrential rain has been issued for Southampton and Hampshire.

If all that lovely sunshine seemed too good to be true yesterday, that's because sadly it was.

The mercury reached 20C yesterday and parts of the county saw blazing sunshine, but that looks set to change.

The Met Office weather warning runs until 4pm on Monday and the heaviest rain is forecast to be this afternoon.

A Met Office statement says: "Many areas will see rain at times but the extent of the most intense and thundery downpours will be limited.

"Only small areas are likely to see these downpours at any one time. This could result in some disruption, with sudden flooding of roads, transport routes, homes and businesses possible locally.

"Frequent lightning in association with the heaviest rain may also temporarily disrupt power supplies.

"However, given the hit and miss nature of the heavy rain and thunderstorms, many places will likely see little or no impacts."