A weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers is in force across much of southern England and Wales. The Met Office says damage to buildings as a result of lightning strikes, disruption to public transport and flooding should be expected within the affected areas.

One word tells the story of this September’s weather in New York City: Dry. September has been an unusually dry month. Only one day this month has Central Park recorded measurable rain, and that only added up to about a quarter-inch.

Councillor Ed O'Driscoll said there had been flash flooding in Ross-on-Wye Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in parts of Herefordshire. Ed O'Driscoll, who represents Ross-on-Wye on Herefordshire Council said the water had been knee-deep in places in parts of the town.

Thunderstorms swept across Surrey on Friday afternoon with heavy downpours drenching parts of the county and the weather forecast for the rest of the weekend continues to look unsettled. Back to back yellow weather warnings are in place for the next 48 hours,

The Met Office has warned areas of heavy rain will bring the potential for disruption on Sunday. The yellow weather warning, which covers West Sussex from Chichester to Worthing and close to Crawley,

The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning across Surrey and West Sussex into Sunday. Meteorologists have warned there may be disruption from heavy rain until 23:59 BST on Sunday and rainfall may continue into Monday morning.

Further weather warnings have been issued across Dorset, bringing potential disruption to the county. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to merge into broader areas of heavy rain across parts of the UK on Sunday – with a yellow weather warning of rain issued.