UK weather forecast: Britain braced for fifth consecutive weekend of heavy rain as flood warnings issued

Britain is braced for a fifth weekend of heavy rain as more flood warnings were issued for parts of the UK.

After the wettest February on record, the UK will be hit with more wind and rain over the weekend before settling into a milder week.

Two yellow weather warnings were issued for parts of Scotland by the Met Office for Saturday as heavy downpours were forecast in northern parts of the UK.

The wet weather will then move across the country and all parts of the UK will be hit with rain by Sunday, forecaster Luke Miall told the Standard.

In Scotland, this spell of rain will be followed by blustery winds of up to 50mph.

A car crashes through standing water as heavy rain causes flooding on roads near Canterbury in Kent (PA)

Temperatures overnight on Saturday and into Sunday will plunge to -2C in the top half of the country, Mr Miall said.

On whether the UK can expect any more named storms in the near future, he said: “We have not got any new storms this weekend - the first weekend for a while.

“We have a rain warning in force this afternoon and that weather system will make it was across the country giving all parts rain eventually."

“As we get to mid-week it is probably going to be milder in the south.”

Cars remain stranded in the flooded village of Snaith East Yorkshire (Getty Images)

The Environment Agency said flooding is likely in several locations in the UK over the next five days.

A spokesman said: “Flooding is expected to continue around the Aire washlands in Yorkshire, along the lower parts of the River Severn, and in parts of the south-east of England this weekend.

Local river flooding is also possible across Wales and parts of the west of England after downpours on Saturday.

This may cause some land, roads and properties to flood and some travel disruption, the EA said.

Mr Miall added: “Spring tides on Wednesday mean coastal flooding is possible more widely on east and west coasts of England and the Welsh coasts, most likely around the Severn Estuary and in the north-west of England.

“This may cause some land, roads and properties to flood and some travel disruption. Ongoing local groundwater flooding is expected to continue over parts of the south of England for at least the next five days.”