The Met Office has forecast strong winds and rainy weather in London today and tomorrow.

Blustery conditions are set for London in the run up to New Year's Eve, with colder conditions to filter southwards across the UK.

However, these colder conditions may not reach the far south, where it could remain slightly milder than average, breezy and at times wet.

Over the next two days the weather is set to be damp and cloudy with a few scattered showers forecast.

Here is the hour-by-hour forecast for today (Wednesday)

12pm – Overcast

1pm – Overcast

2pm – Heavy rain

3pm - Heavy rain

4pm - Heavy rain

5pm – Heavy rain

6pm – Overcast

7pm – Cloudy

8pm – Cloudy

9pm – Cloudy

10pm – Cloudy

11pm – Cloudy

Here is the hour-by-hour forecast for tomorrow (Thursday)

6am – Partly cloudy

7am – Partly cloudy

8am – Light shower

9am – Cloudy

10am – Cloudy

11am – Cloudy

12pm – Cloudy

1pm – Cloudy

2pm – Cloudy

3pm – Cloudy

4PM – Light rain

5pm – Heavy rain

6pm – Cloudy

7pm – Cloudy

8pm – Cloudy

9pm – Partly cloudy

10pm - Partly cloudy

11pm - Cloudy

Forecast in full

Today: Damp and cloudy during the morning with patchy rain or drizzle. Winds becoming strong, especially towards the coast and across Kent. Areas of rain spreading east in the afternoon, accompanied by further blustery conditions. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight: Rain clearing early evening with some good clear periods developing. Patchy cloud and scattered showers moving across the area through the small hours of Thursday morning. Windy throughout. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Thursday: Sunny spells and scattered, blustery showers throughout Thursday, perhaps merging into longer spells of rain through the evening and overnight. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday: Breezy on Friday with scattered showers and sunny spells, winds easing later giving a chilly night. Becoming cloudy and breezy through Saturday with rain overnight. Sunny spells and blustery showers Sunday.