A yellow weather warning for rain lasting 18 hours has been issued for parts of East Lancashire by the Met Office.

The warning covers Darwen and parts of Blackburn, with East Lancashire being right on the edge of the Met Office's highlighted area.

It covers large parts of the west of England and Wales, stretching from Preston and Blackburn in the north down to the opposite end of the country.

The Met Office says spells of heavy rain on Tuesday night and Wednesday could lead to travel disruption and flooding in places.

The warning is in place from 6pm today (October 15) until 12pm tomorrow (October 16).

A Met Office spokesperson said: "Areas of heavy rain are expected to develop and push north across the warning area.

"Rain will develop in southwest England late afternoon, before becoming heavier and expanding north on Tuesday evening and overnight into Wednesday.

"Many places will see around 10mm to 20mm of rain, but there is a chance some locations may see considerably more than this over a six-hour period, most likely parts of southwest England and south Wales.

"A few places may see 50mm to 80mm of rainfall in six hours. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible in the south of the warning area, with lightning an additional hazard."

In Blackburn, heavy rain is expected through the night, starting at around midnight and continuing until around 9am when it should start to clear up.

Temperatures will remain mild at around 13°C throughout the night and pick up slowly going into Wednesday as the rain clears.