Heavy rain set to hit parts of Lancashire as Met Office issues yellow weather warning

Up to 40mm of rain is set to fall in parts of Lancashire on Tuesday (January 2).

A yellow weather warning - which covers Leyland, Chorley, Blackburn, Darwen and Burnley - has subsequently been issued by the Met Office.

It will be in place from 5pm until 9pm.

A spokesman for the Met Office said: "Following recent wet weather, a further spell of rain, heavy in places, will move northeastwards on Tuesday.

"10-20 mm of rain falling fairly widely, with a few places seeing 30-40 mm, this on top of the overnight rainfall.

"The worst of the rain should clear southwestern areas of England and south Wales by around the middle of Tuesday but could last into the evening across the northeast of the warning area."

Forecasters warned flooding is possible and spray on roads could make journey times longer.

Bus and train services could also be affected and some interruption to power supplies and other services is possible.

Here's the weather forecast for the rest of the week:

Wednesday, January 3:

A somewhat brighter day than today with a mixture of cloud and sunny intervals.

There'll also be scattered heavy showers, however some places may stay dry.

Breezy in coastal regions.

Maximum temperature 8C.

Outlook for Thursday, January 4 to Saturday, January 6:

Whilst scattered heavy showers are still possible to end the week, this period will be drier and more settled than of late.

Turning colder with frosts becoming more likely.