A YELLOW warning for rain has been issued for much of the North East and North Yorkshire today by the Met Office.

The warning is in place starting from 12pm today and will stay in place until 9pm tonight and is set to affect much of the North East and North Yorkshire.

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The Met Office said: "Heavy showers will develop, bringing possible travel disruption and flooding in a few areas."

Here's what to expect with a yellow rain warning: 

  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible
  • Some interruption to power supplies and other services could occur

The news comes just a day after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms set to hit the North East and North Yorkshire later in the week. 

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The yellow thunderstorm warning is set to be in place from Friday 10am to Friday 11.59pm.

The Met Office said: "Slow moving thundery downpours may cause localised surface water impacts."

However, warmer than average temperatures are also predicted towards the end of the month after the unsettled weather in the immediate future.

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