Heavy rain is set to continue and poses a threat of flooding and travel disruption as the Met Office issues a fresh weather warnings for today.

Yellow rain warnings have been issued across East Lancashire, with both warnings forecasting 20mm to 40mm of rainfall widely, with 60mm also possible.

It came into force at 12.30am today, Monday September 30 and is expected to stay in effect until 8pm.

This means there is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly.

Drivers are also warned that spray and flooding on roads will make journey time longer and bus and train journeys are also expected to be delayed.

The forecaster advises residents to check if their property could be at risk of flooding and consider preparing a flood plan and emergency flood kit.

They also suggest checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables and amending your plans if necessary.

A spokesperson from 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.”

Weather warnings can change quickly and they recommend staying up to date with the forecast in your area.

Mark Garratt, flood risk manager at the Environment Agency, said: ““It is especially important that people not to drive though flood water – it is often deeper than it looks and just 30cm of flowing water is enough to float your car.

“Across the country, Environment Agency teams have been out checking flood defences and clearing any debris from storm drains and are also supporting local authorities in responding to surface water flooding.
       
“The advice to the public is to keep checking their flood risk, and search ‘check for flooding’ and to sign up for free flood warnings on the latest situation or follow @EnvAgency on X for the latest flood updates.”

By Tuesday night, higher pressure will move in bringing with it drier, sunnier spells.

Met Office meteorologist Liam Eslick said: “Come Tuesday night, into Wednesday, we’re starting to see higher pressure, so turning a lot drier and plenty of sunny spells.

“But the following weekend, it does look like there’s a further low pressure coming in, but we’re still keeping an eye on that.”