Parts of South London have again been hit by torrential rain and localised flooding this weekend. 

The dismal summer weather continued on Saturday with parts of London flooded due to heavy rain and the Met Office warning that torrential rain will continue to affect the south east of England throughout the day.

There is hope that summer may not be over, with drier conditions forecast for later in the month.

Videos and photos of heavy flooding on the roads and drains full of water were posted on social media by people in Wandsworth areas including in Tooting and Battersea.

Danebury Avenue in Roehampton has also closed in both directions due to a burst water main from The Alton Primary School to Priory Lane. 

Merton has also been affected by heavy rain - with both councillors and residents taking to Twitter to complain about the floods. 

Lib Dem councillor Jenifer Gould spoke to residents and businesses about flooding on Martin Way, Cannon Hill. 

Images outside of Merton Bus Garage were also posted on social media - with popular radio host Dr Pam Spurr stating she has shelved her plans for a BBQ this weekend. 

The London Fire Brigade said they were called to around 50 flooding incidents between 10.30 am and midday. 

A spokesperson on Twitter said: "Main areas affected were Lambeth and Walthamstow.

"It’s important to always put people before belongings, but, if possible, you can use sandbags to limit water flow & move belongings to a higher level."

The harsh weather has also caused travel disruption across London, forcing two underground stations, Stepney Green and Holborn, to close as well as a platform at Liverpool Street Station.

Met Office meteorologist Becky Mitchell told the PA news agency: “It’s going to stay quite changeable at least for the next week but as we head towards the end of August, there’s a likelihood we’ll see hotter spell of weather and drier more settled weather across the whole of the UK.”

While it is too early to predict temperatures at this stage, it could “potentially be in the high 20s”.

Ms Mitchell said that even though it may not seem like it, this summer has been “warmer and drier than average”.

She said: “It’s not been wetter on average but we’ve seen a lot of reports on the news about the flooding. That’s why it may feel like a bad summer, with not much warmth or sunshine.”

She explained that the only exception has been the south east of England, which has been wetter than usual and has already had 111% of its average rainfall for the summer.

Ms Mitchell added the cause of the torrential rain and thunderstorms is down to the fact that July was so hot.

She said: “We’ve had quite a lot of warm weather and there was a heatwave during the middle part of July. The end of that heatwave triggered a lot of thunderstorms and heavy and intense rain, which is what brought some of those flooding incidents across parts of the southeast.

“There has been a lot of rainfall in a short amount of time, creating localised flooding events rather than it being a wet period.”

The worst-hit places appear to be the City of London, which has had 143% of its average rainfall this summer, the Isle of Wight with 174% of its average summer rainfall, and Surrey with 126%.

Has your area been affected by flooding? Send us your footage and photographs to monica.charsley@newsquest.co.uk.