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The Met Office has issued new yellow weather warnings for parts of England and Wales as heavy rain is expected.

The Met Office also said a yellow rain warning was issued for South West England and Wales when Storm Ingrid hit the UK, and affected areas should prepare for heavy rainfall starting around 2am on Friday and ending at 10pm on Saturday.

Their forecast said: “Storm Ingrid (named Portuguese Met Service IPMA) will slowly drift northwards over the Celtic Sea on Saturday, circling around the center of frequent heavy showers and changing into longer periods of rain at times.

“An additional 20-40mm of rain is expected to fall, and 50mm in a few exposed places. With ground conditions becoming saturated in many places, further flooding of roads and runoff from fields is likely, even with small amounts of rainfall, which could lead to difficult driving conditions and roads becoming impassable at times. Although not as strong as yesterday, winds approaching gusts on Saturday morning may continue to exacerbate impacts at times, particularly along the English Channel coastline.”

The Met Office added that heavy rain, which will continue until Saturday, could cause some flooding and disruption to transport.

The forecaster also added:

Other parts of England could also experience snow this weekend, the forecast added. These are areas north of Glasgow across central and north-east Scotland, including Fort William, Strathyre and Pitlochry.

The risk of snow will remain in the same areas on Monday, but the cold front will move further south and snow will be possible across North Yorkshire, Newcastle and the Lake District, as well as further south into Scotland.

The forecast for Saturday, January 24, reads: “Rain and snow easing across the northeast across the northeast. Elsewhere, particularly in the southwest, showers change to longer-lasting rain at times. Fairly windy with gusty winds along the coast.”