The Met Office has issued a weather warning for wind across parts of the UK as more blustery conditions and rain move in this weekend.

Areas across England have suffered heavy rain and localised flooding in recent days, with commuters facing widespread disruption in road and rail services.

An amber rain warning issued by the Met Office for areas of the Midlands and the south of the country and a separate yellow rain warning for large parts of England and Wales both ended on Friday.

The Met Office has shared that some counties in southern and central England have already had more than 250% of their average September rainfall.

Met Office issues warning for strong wind and frost

Temperatures are expected to drop on Friday night into Saturday morning, with a northerly airflow introducing widespread frost, the forecaster said.

Saturday will see generally drier conditions, though there will be some showers around northern and eastern coasts which will drift inland at times.

Sunday will start dry and fine for many, but further wind and rain will move in from the South West, with a yellow warning for wind issued for south-west England and parts of Wales.

Winds will strengthen from west to east during Sunday, with gusts of 50-55mph likely in places, exceeding 60mph in the most exposed areas.

The Met Office said this would be accompanied by outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, which could lead to some surface water and spray on roads.

Winds will gradually ease across Wales and inland parts of south-west England through Sunday evening and night, but it may remain fairly windy along some coasts of southern and south-western England during Sunday night.

Some coastal routes, seafronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and large waves, with delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport likely, along with disruption to bus and train services.

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Parts of the country had more than the monthly average rainfall on Monday and there were further downpours on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

About 650 properties were flooded in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and the home counties, according to the Environment Agency, which estimated around 8,200 properties had been protected.

Earlier areas affected by the amber rain warning, including Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands, were hit by flash floods as the Met Office said the regions could have 30-40mm of rainfall within three hours.