Parts of England could be battered by more than a month’s worth of rain on Monday, the Met Office has warned. The autumn equinox on Sunday coincided with weather warnings for heavy downpours. A yellow alert is in place throughout Monday, covering parts of Wales, much of the south of England, the Midlands and into northwest England and Yorkshire.

A yellow weather warning is in place for heavy rain across the whole of Kent today. The alert was issued by the Met Office on Saturday and is in place until midnight, with heavy rain and flooding expected.