In comments made on Friday, the Met Office’s chief meteorologist Matthew Lehnert said: “Repeated rainfall is likely to affect southern Britain over the coming days, with some localised impacts into the weekend.

“There is currently a yellow weather warning for rain, with further warnings possible this weekend.

“Further north it’s a different story as high pressure brings warmer and sunnier conditions with above average temperatures, particularly in parts of western Scotland. Eastern areas are likely to be cooler and cloudier at times as winds blow off the North Sea.”

Grahame Madge, a spokesman for the Met Office, said: “The outlook for tomorrow and the weekend remains uncertain, with further potentially very heavy rainfall on the horizon.”

The yellow weather warning for rain in parts of south-west England and Wales has been extended until 2am.

According to the Met Office, thunderstorms could cause disruption to travel and flooding in some places.

Below you can see how much rain is expected to fall on Saturday.

The Met Office said there was a split in the weather between North and South, with the South seeing “pulses of heavy rain” over the coming days and the North being drier and warmer.

This is expected to be the story in the UK all weekend

The east of the UK will be cooler and cloudier, while the west will be warmer and sunnier. In the north-west of Scotland, temperatures of up to 27 degrees Celsius can be expected.

A weather warning is in place all Friday and will remain in place until 02:00 on Saturday. This warning applies to parts of south-west England and south Wales.

The Met Office says it will be a ‘mixed outlook’ for the UK this weekend.

Heavy rain showers are expected to continue in the south of the UK over the coming days.

But further north the sun will shine as temperatures rise ‘well above average’ and could climb into the mid-20s in western Scotland on Saturday.

In the east it is cooler and cloudier due to the wind blowing from the North Sea.

Next week will see “fresher, cooler temperatures” sweep across the UK, with the north facing a “noticeably cool” spell by midweek.

Heavy rainfall could cause disruption to travel and flooding, according to the Met Office.

After Thursday’s rains, there is a greater chance of traffic disruption due to flooding. There is a small chance of power outages and a small chance that some communities will be cut off by flooded roads and high water, which is life-threatening.

Commuters and motorists are warned to expect spray and flash flooding, which could lead to difficult driving conditions and road closures.

The Environment Agency has lifted three flood warnings.

These included: the area of ​​the River Axe, the Rivers Otter and Sid, and the areas of Exmouth, Scrase Bridge and West Common Streams.

• Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries
• Tidal riverbank of the Thames from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir
• Lower Avon and tributaries

A flood warning means that flooding is possible but not certain. It is the least serious flood warning issued by the Environment Agency, after the flood warnings and severe flood alerts.

Warning code yellow has been extended until Saturday 2:00 AM.

Today the area covers South Wales and Western England, including Somerset and North Devon.

It no longer covers London or the central/eastern part of England.

Flooding, power outages and traffic disruption are all possible. Lightning strikes are possible in the northern areas of the warning.

Here is the updated weather warning area: