A yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued by the Met Office covering Oxfordshire.

Heavy showers, perhaps thundery, are possible in places on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

The warning which is in place from 9pm tomorrow (Wednesday September 4) until 9am on Thursday (September 5) covers most of the south of the UK. 

Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures and there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services, said the forecaster.

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There is also "a slight chance" that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost.

It comes after the UK saw the coolest summer since 2015, bucking a trend of warm summers in recent years, according to provisional statistics.

The forecast for Wednesday is “sunshine and showers”, with most rainfall concentrated in England and Wales accompanied by a small chance of thunder and highs of 24C in south-east England.