STORM Doris is expected to hit Surrey and Hampshire with strong gales on Friday and into Saturday morning.

The Met Office has warned that gusts of between 40mph and 50mph are likely, with isolated gusts of up to 70mph also possible in more exposed areas.

There remains a low likelihood of gusts reaching 80mph in some exposed southern counties.

As a result, forecasters believe some travel disruption is possible as well as some trees being brought down.

A Met Office spokesman said: "A low pressure system currently developing in the Atlantic looks to run into southern parts of the UK on Friday.

"There remains some uncertainty over the track and timings of this but the signal remains for the strongest winds to affect parts of northern France and the English Channel.

"While many areas will see the strongest winds clear during Friday evening the north east of the warning area will see them continue into Saturday morning."