The rainy weekend continues as the yellow rain warning is extended to Monday | UK News

The Met Office has extended its yellow rain warning until Monday, as Britain looks set for a rainy weekend.

Sunday will see outbreaks of heavy rain moving north through the morning across southern England and much of Wales.

Occasional thunder can be expected, but it will be drier in the north, with brighter spells in the west.

There is a chance of heavy rain across central England on Monday with brighter spells for some.

Commenting on the new yellow weather warning, which is in place for all of Monday, the Met Office said: ‘Areas of heavy rain will affect many parts of England and Wales on Monday.

“There is still some uncertainty about which areas will be most affected by the rain, but at this stage parts of the Midlands, north-east England and east Wales look most likely to see the biggest accumulations.

“However, anywhere in the warning area is likely to have impactful rain until Monday.

There is the potential that 30-50mm could develop in any part of the danger area, much of which could fall in six hours or less.

‘Some locations could see 80-100mm in 12 to 24 hours.’

Calmer weather can be expected on Tuesday, although some showers are possible.

Areas of heavy rain caused ‘potential for disruption’, the Met Office said, with spray and flooding likely to cause difficult driving conditions.

Forecasters also warned that there was a small chance that some rural communities could be cut off by flooded roads – and that some homes and businesses could flood, damaging buildings.

There is a small chance of power outages and loss of service.

But don’t expect conditions to return to the warmth and sunshine we’ve seen this week, as unsettled conditions turn colder in September.

The Met Office has warned that high pressure bringing warm and calm weather will move north this weekend, bringing heavy rain and storms to parts of southern England.

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and rain covers most of Wales and parts of southern and western England on Saturday and Sunday.

But once those thunderstorms subside, we’ll see a drop in temperatures.

Discussing the rainy weekend ahead, chief meteorologist Jason Kelly said: “Thunder showers have developed across the south of England, and will continue until Friday evening, bringing lightning, strong winds, sleet and heavy rain.

‘The risk of thunderstorms remains over the weekend with extended periods of heavy rain for some, as well as the risk of hail and lightning accompanying the strongest storms.

‘Parts of the midlands, southern England and east Wales appear to be at the greatest risk of seeing the situation.

‘The warning covers areas of the country most at risk of storms, but not everyone in the warning area will experience storms. For many, most of the time it will remain dry.’

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