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Yellow weather warnings are in force across the country throughout Saturday.

Two inches of rain to fall on soaked areas of England

It'll be a frosty start for many, with showers expected.

Regions recently battered by heavy floods are set to avoid further downpours as rapid temperature drops threaten a frosty start to Saturday.

Earlier this week, heavy downpours brought flash flooding across the UK and left residents trapped in their homes on the Isle of Man.

Travellers have been warned to brace themselves for disruption, particularly on Tuesday.

Forecasters have issued a weather warning for much of the day.

After days of extreme heat, temperatures will finally peak, sparking off heavy, thundery downpours.

Thunderstorms could bring a month's worth of rain to parts of the UK, before the hottest temperatures of the year so far.

The South East, East Anglia, the East Midlands and the North East are expected to be hit by storms.

Thunderstorms are forecast to cause disruption and flooding on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Around 400 passengers were stranded for up to eight hours after the trains came to a standstill.

Two sinkholes have closed the M25 in Kent and rail services were heavily disrupted on Tuesday morning.

Showers may be thundery with hail or give sleet or snow over high ground.

There'll be top temperatures of 14 Celsius (57 F), though it will be feeling chilly in the wind and rain.