A YELLOW weather warning for rain is in place across Cumbria until 10pm tonight (Thursday).
The Met Office has warned that persistent and heavy rain is expected to develop across Wales and northwest England.
It is anticipated that Cumbria could see 80-100mm of rain.
The Met Office warns that spray and flooding on roads will probably make journey times longer, bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer.
Some interruption to power supplies and other services are likely and flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely.
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