After a washout weekend, more rain is expected to pummel the county – but not until the sun has shown its face here and there.

Throughout Saturday and Sunday, a constant stream of rain saw water levels rise and flood warnings issued across Cumbria, with main areas of worry being Keswick and Appleby.

And following the constant downpour, the Met Office shared its official figures from the miserable couple of days, with rain gauges at Keswick seeing 54 millimetres of rain falling from Saturday morning to Sunday, sparking flood warnings in-and-around the town.

A total of 63.8 millimetres was also recorded at Shap, 53.8 millimetres at Blencathra and 31.6 millimetres at Bridgefoot, near Cockermouth.

But the highest recorded rainfall from the weekend was at Honister Pass, with 66.6 millimetres of water being measured between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning.

A spokesman for the Met Office said: “Weather warnings [remained] in place until midnight on Monday, with between 30-50 millimetres expected to fall in Cumbria during that time.”

They added that the sun will make an appearance during the week, with clear skies expected from Tuesday afternoon onwards, but the odd heavy shower will also be seen.

After a week of average weather, the weekend is expected to bring even more rain, although "hopefully" not as much as last week.

Katharine Smith, flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said due to further rainfall last night, there is a "renewed localised river and surface water flooding on roads and land".

She added: “Our field teams are out checking and operating our permanent flood defences, inspecting trash screens and clearing debris, and have erected some temporary barriers to protect communities where necessary.

"We are ready to respond where needed, as well as offering practical assistance and advice to local authorities leading on responses to surface water flooding incidents.

“People should check their flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation at gov.uk/check-if-youre-at-risk-of-flooding, or follow @EnvAgency on Twitter for the latest flood updates.”