The Met Office has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for rain across parts of the UK as the country reels from the aftermath of Storm Goretti.
Heavy rain falling on saturated ground may lead to some surface water flooding on Thursday, the Met Office has warned.
The regions impacted include: London and South East England, as well as South West England.
The forecaster says up to 30mm of rain could fall over just a few hours, with up to 50mm in some isolated areas.
This weather could lead to potential flooding of homes and businesses, as well as cause travel delays for bus and train services.
The Met Office has urged people to check if their property is at risk of flooding and prepare an emergency flood kit. It advises checking road conditions before travelling to avoid delays.
It comes after a period of heavy snow last week, as Storm Goretti brought gusts of almost 100mph and a rare red warning for “dangerous, stormy” winds in the South West of England was issued by forecasters.
Some areas last week were buried under up to 30cm amid warnings of the “worst snowfall in a decade”.
The storm swept across the Channel to the UK on Thursday evening and into Friday, battering the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall with hurricane-force winds.
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