It looks like we are in for a spell of very wet and unsettled weather over the next few days and the Met Office is advising people to keep checking the forecast to get the most up to date information.

The details of the severity of the weather to come are not very clear but the Met Office has issued a series of National Severe Weather warnings until Thursday. Rain and thunderstorms will be particularly intense across southern and eastern parts of England over the next few days.

Today (Monday, June 10th) the Met Office issued an Amber rain warning for London, Kent and adjoining areas from 3pm until 11pm as intense rainfall and perhaps thundery showers create impacts, especially during the evening rush hour. Showers will be somewhat hit-and-miss, but the worst affected areas could see 50-60mm of rain falling in the space of four to six hours. Surrounding the Amber warning, showing the area likely to witness the greatest impacts, a Yellow warning is in force for a larger area of east and southeast England from the Isle of Wight to the Humber Estuary. From tomorrow, the very unsettled weather is expected to become more widespread, with warnings of heavy rain extending more widely across England (as far north as the Scottish Borders) and into parts of Wales.

Steve Ramsdale is duty Chief Meteorologist for the Met Office. He said: “The development of weather conditions leading to thunderstorms and intense rainfall can happen extremely quickly, creating a challenge for forecasters. We have been able to indicate the likelihood of further spells of heavy rainfall for the rest of the week, but the exact details will remain uncertain until nearer the events. We will update warnings accordingly, but we urge people to continue to check the forecast and the app for updates during this period.”

There is a chance that heavy prolonged rainfall could lead to local flooding and disruption to transport. The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings.