Heavy rain has battered parts of the UK as forecasters warned of little respite from the deluge on Thursday and Friday.

A yellow warning, issued by the Met Office, is in place until 11.59pm on Friday – covering much of the south of Britain – with the risk of flooding across southern England and south Wales, stretching as far north as the West Midlands.

It is likely the Met Office will be issuing further warnings across the weekend, the forecasting body said.

Here is the hour-by-hour for today (Friday)

6am – Sunny intervals

7am – Sunny intervals

8am - Sunny intervals

9am – Cloudy

10am – Cloudy

11am – Sunny intervals

12pm - Sunny intervals

1pm - Sunny intervals

2pm - Sunny intervals

3pm - Sunny intervals

4pm – Sunny intervals

5pm -Cloudy

6pm – Cloudy

7pm – Cloudy

8pm – Cloudy

9pm – Cloudy

10pm – Partly cloudy

11pm - Partly cloudy

Here is the hour-by-hour forecast for tomorrow (Saturday)

7am – Sunny intervals

10am – Sunny intervals

1pm - Sunny intervals

4pm - Sunny intervals

7pm – Cloudy

10pm - Cloudy

Chief meteorologist Jason Kelly said: “The rain will be persistent for some and may be particularly heavy in a few places.

“Rainfall totals of 15-30mm are expected widely, however the wettest areas are likely to see 40-60mm through the whole of Friday, with a lower likelihood of a few areas seeing as much as 75-100mm.

“In addition, rain may well be accompanied by thunderstorms across the South West during the early hours of Friday morning and during the afternoon and evening, across the South East.”

The Met Office said heavy rain may lead to travel disruption and flooding.

Following on from Thursday’s rain, this will increase the possibility of travel disruption from flooding with a slight chance of power cuts and a small chance of some communities being cut off by flooded roads and deep floodwater causing a danger to life.

Commuters and motorists are warned to expect spray and sudden flooding, leading to difficult driving conditions and some road closures.

Saturday is forecast to remain unsettled with outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy across the South, into Sunday before turning showery with brighter spells.