Derby weather: Met Office issues rain warning as heavy downpours continue
The Met Office has warned of travel disruption and flooding
The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning for Derby today (22nd Feb) as heavy downpours continue.
The warning came into force at 5am and will remain until 6pm.
Heavy downpours and torrential rain have swept the country over the past few days, leading to flooded roads and travel disruption.
The Met Office has warned this is likely to continue throughout today and has warned of potential power cuts and damage to buildings.
The rain is forecast to continue for several hours here in Derby, finally stopping around 6pm.
Tomorrow (Friday 23rd Feb) looks largely dry with some sporadic showers in the afternoon.
The outlook for the weekend is cool and cloudy with highs of 8C on both days.
The weather warning was updated and extended to cover more of the Midlands around 7:45am this morning