A yellow rain warning, indicating a risk of flooding, is also in place in parts of the western UK.

A yellow weather warning is also currently in place for South Wales, while further yellow rain warnings have been issued for Monday.

The new warning is in place from 18:00 on Thursday until 06:00 on Friday, while existing yellow rain warnings remain in place for other parts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Yellow rain warnings that remain in place elsewhere are:

The warning for rain is in place until 21:00 BST across parts of central England, while yellow rain warnings are in place more widely across much of the rest of England and large parts of Wales.