Forecasters predict heavy downpours for most of Saturday afternoon and into Sunday evening
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning ahead of torrential rain hitting Lancashire and Cumbria - with forecasters saying that flooding 'likely' in some parts of our region.
The 27-hour warning is set to come into place at 3pm tomorrow morning and will last until 6pm on Sunday. Forecasters predict "spells of rain, some heavy, will push east across most areas through Saturday and Sunday". The rain warning covers the whole of Lancashire and most of Cumbria as well as the rest of England and Wales. Forecasters predict 'flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely'.Bus and train services are expected to be affected by the heavy rain, with disruption also expected on the roads. There may also be 's some interruption to power supplies and other services likely'.
In a statement, the Met Office said: "An area of persistent and occasionally heavy rain is expected to move from west to east across the warning area during Saturday and Sunday, falling on already saturated ground. Rain will clear western areas early Sunday, whilst rate of clearance from east and southeast England is open to some uncertainty, but all areas should become dry by evening."Often cloudy today with periods of mist and fog over higher ground.
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