THE MET  office have issued a yellow weather warning for “heavy showers” hitting the North East and North Yorkshire this weekend.

The warning is in place from 12am on Sunday morning to midnight on Sunday night and could see “localised flooding.”

A spokesperson for the weather forecaster said: “Heavy showers may lead to localised flooding and disruption to transport.”

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Here’s what to expect with a yellow warning for rain:

  • There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
  • Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services
  • Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
  • There is a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses

According to the Met Office the rain is set to begin on Saturday as the predict “outbreaks of rain and drizzle.”

The full forecast for Saturday reads: “A rather cloudy morning with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Cloud potential breaking to give some afternoon brighter or sunny spells, but also the odd heavier shower. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tuesday’s outlook reads: “Early mist and fog lifting Sunday morning, with brighter spells but also heavy showers following. Drier with some brighter intervals Monday and Tuesday, but light rain still possible at times.”

Looking into next week the weather doesn’t look set to improve much as places are set to see “unsettled conditions” and “heavy rain at times.”

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The Met Office say: “By mid-week a northwest to southeast split is likely to develop, and set the trend for the rest of September: the northwest will see the most of any unsettled conditions and outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy at times, with strong winds and coastal gales.

"The southeast seeing drier and sunnier weather, though unsettled weather in the northwest could still spread here at times.

"Temperatures generally near or above average, and likely to remain so for this period, still with some chilly and misty nights possibly, especially rural northern and western areas."

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