Yellow warning issued for heavy rain

A yellow warning for heavy rain has been issued for Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire.

A spell of heavy and persistent rain is expected to move north across western Britain during Tuesday into early Wednesday.

Whilst there is some uncertainty in where the heaviest rain will fall, 20-40 mm of rain is expected fairly widely.

A few places may see 50-75 mm of rain during this period: gradually building up in the west following rain on Monday, whilst in parts of the east, falling in shorter periods where heavy showers and thunderstorms become slow-moving.

The warning which covers Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire will be in force from midday on Tuesday until 12pm on Wednesday.