Midlands hit by Met Office yellow warning for 'persistent' and 'heavy' rain

Midlands hit by Met Office yellow warning for 'persistent' and 'heavy' rain
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Britain looks set to be battered by a brutal new weather front, with the Met Office issuing warnings of potential 'flooding and disruption' at the start of the week. Three yellow warnings have been issued across the UK - including part of the Midlands.

The forecaster said there would be "persistent" and "at times heavy" rainfall across the region, with 20-40mm expected. Some spots could see up to 60mm fall throughout the day.

Warnings were in place until 8pm today (Monday, September 30), with Shropshire, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent affected. Parts of Derbyshire, the North West, Wales and Yorkshire were also covered by the weather alert.

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Sharing its yellow warning, the Met Office said: "A spell of persistent and at times heavy rain is expected to affect northeast Wales and northwest England during Monday before easing on Monday night. 20-40 mm of rain is expected to fall quite widely with a few places seeing up to 60 mm during the course of the day."

The heavy rain could result in the "possible" flooding of "a few" homes and businesses. Spray and flooding were also thought to increase journey times, with bus and train services "probably affected", the Met Office said.

Monday's forecast for the West Midlands read: "A wet start with some heavy rain during the rush-hour. Heavy rain continuing across Shropshire, Staffordshire and the Peak District all day but probably turning drier further south. Feeling cool. Maximum temperature 14 C."

Rain would be "edging south" this evening, before "turning drier through the early hours". Although it would be "breezy in places", it would stay "quite mild", with lows of 9C.