Heavy rain, gusting wind and an "intense" period of unseasonably bad weather is on the cards.

The Met Office has yellow warnings of rain and wind in place for south-west England, warning people to "be aware".

MeteoGroup weather forecaster Billy Payne said it is "unusual" to see such significant rainfall in 24 hours.

"We are looking at some very heavy rain across much of southern Britain today and into tonight. It's already arriving into Wales and the South West this morning.

"Across much of southern Britain we could see well over 20-30mm and across the likes of East Anglia, south-east England, even London, there could be perhaps 50-60mm, maybe even more," he said, adding: "It's quite intense."

"It's not very often we do see rainfall amounts like that in the space of 24 hours," he said, adding that it is "unusual" to see those sorts of totals.

Saturday will be a better day and will be warmer with highs of about 21C, but things will deteriorate again on Sunday, he said.

It is expected to dry up again after the coming unsettled days, and might get a bit a bit warmer, but a heatwave before the end of next week is unlikely.

The Met Office warnings are valid from noon today until 9am on Saturday.