Hampshire village tops the rain table

Otterbourne in Hampshire has seen a month's worth of rainfall in one day, the Met Office has said.

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Published 19th Jun 2021

The village, south of Winchester, was worst affected with 67 millimetres between Thursday night and Friday afternoon.

The Met Office said temperatures have dropped across the UK following sweltering weather earlier this week, and torrential downpours that could cause flooding are expected in some southern areas.

Saturday is predicted by the Met Office to have some sunshine across most of the UK with the odd shower across Scotland and south England.

Sunday meanwhile could be unsettled'' across the South, with spells of heavy and thundery rain in England.

The Environment Agency has urged drivers not to plough through flood water, warning that just 1ft (30cm) of flowing water is enough to float a vehicle.