The Met Office has sent a warning to anyone with a mobile phone as parts of the UK continue to see some heavy rainfall over the weekend. A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for Saturday night and Sunday, covering much of the Midlands, Wales and southern Britain.

Localised power cuts and loss of services to homes and business is possible as the alert stays in place for parts of the UK.

Those with mobile phones need to stay cautious as thunderstorms and lightning can cause localised power cuts, so it's best to prepare for a loss of connectivity.

Landlines, also, can be cut during storms, so charging your mobile is the best way to be ready.

According to the Met Office, heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to arrive in the southeast on Saturday evening and develop into a more organised band of rain across central and western areas into Sunday.

It comes as a month's worth of rain fell in Wales last night, causing horrifying flash floods in many towns and cities.

The forecaster added: “Whilst some sunshine is likely to develop in the southeast on Sunday, further slow-moving thunderstorms are likely.

“This yellow warning is in place until 6pm on Sunday and it is possible that further updates to warnings may be issued during that time, including escalation to amber on a more localised scale if confidence in impacts occurring increases.

Rainfall amounts will vary considerably within the warning area, with some places seeing less that 10mm of rainfall while others see 40-60mm of rain over the weekend.

Some isolated areas, most likely in the southern half of the warning area could see as much as 80-100mm of rain by the end of Sunday, which coming on the back of the already wet conditions, could result in greater impacts than would usually be expected at this time of year here.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Matthew Lehnert explained: “Further spells of rain are likely to affect southern Britain this weekend, generating some localised impacts on Saturday night and Sunday.

“We currently have a yellow weather warning for rain in place, and there’s potential for further updates over the weekend.”

“It’s a different story further north though, as high pressure brings warmer and sunnier conditions, with higher-than-average temperatures, particularly across parts of western Scotland. Eastern areas are likely to be cooler and at times, cloudier due to winds blowing off the North Sea.”

“We are keeping warnings under review and will look to issue them over the weekend as confidence increases, so please keep up to date with our latest forecasts and warnings."