The Met Office has issued a fresh weather warning for parts of the UK - including Greater Manchester.
The region has been hit with a yellow weather warning as another deluge of rain is expected across parts of the country, with as much as 80mm of rain set to fall in some areas.
The Met Office says that showers, often heavy with isolated thunderstorms, may become more frequent across the North West during Wednesday evening and overnight.
Some places could see 15-20 mm of rain within an hour and as much as 40-60 mm over a six hour period.
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The warning also covers:
- Derbyshire
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Cheshire East
- Cumbria
- Halton
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- Warrington
- North Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
Across the border in Scotland, the Met Office has issued an amber alert of heavy rain across northern areas, warning that “homes and businesses are likely to be flooded” and that “fast flowing or deep floodwater is possible, causing danger to life”.
Met Office chief meteorologist Steve Willington said: "Yellow warnings are in place across much of the UK, away from the south, for thunderstorms and heavy rain over the coming days.
"Scotland, however, is expected to see some of the heaviest rain and amber warnings for thunderstorms and also rain have been issued here."
Meanwhile 15 flood alerts have been announced by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, for areas including Aberdeenshire, Dundee and Angus, Fife and West Central Scotland.
Stephen Dixon, a spokesperson from the Met Office, said there was an amber weather warning in place from 6am on Wednesday to 6am on Thursday in Inverness.
In England and Wales, 20-30mm of rain is possible over Tuesday and Wednesday, the Met Office said.
Mr Willington added: "Not everywhere within the warning areas will see heavy rain, rainfall amounts will vary from place to place.
"The rainfall could lead to some surface water flooding and disruption before it eases and moves south through Thursday."
On the roads, the RAC and Highways England have advised drivers to be cautious in the rain.
They warned motorists to leave a larger gap than normal between the car in front of them when stopping.
