Map shows where weather warnings for heavy rain are in place in UK

These are the spots across the UK where heavy rain and possible flooding are expected to strike on Thursday night.

The Met Office issued a yellow rain warning begins at 10pm tonight and goes on until midday on Friday.

Heavy showers are expected to bring chaos to roads, rail and infrastructureas summer looks to be brought to a soggy end across Kent, Sussex and Surrey.

A Met Office spokesperson said ‘flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely’.

The statement added: ‘Whilst not everywhere will see the heavy showers or rain, where they do occur 10-20 mm of rain in less than an hour is possible.

’50-70 mm of rain is possible in a few hours where heavy showers become more prolonged, this most likely near coasts.’

‘Some flooding in these wetter areas is possible. A few showers could be accompanied by the odd rumble of thunder, again this more likely near to coasts.’

The rain won’t travel as far as North Yorkshire where firefighters from across the country have been battling a huge moorland blaze for more than two weeks.

Fire crews, farmers and gamekeepers have all come together to tackle the fire at Langdale Moor, on the North York Moors, which has closed roads, a campsite and diverted coast-to-coast walkers.