A wild weather warning is in place for Somerset this morning as the county as the tail end of Storm Gertrude brings rain and wind.

The Met Office has put a yellow warning in place across the south west as a band of wind and rain moves across the county.

Somerset County Gazette:

Further spells of heavy rain are expected to develop across the SW during Friday evening, persisting overnight, before clearing away to the south during Saturday morning.

The heaviest and most prolonged spells of rain are likely to be over high ground.

There is a warning of localised flooding and disruption to travel.

The rain and wind is due to a slow moving cold front moving across the region during Friday evening and night.

Around 10-20 mm of rain is expected to fall quite widely, with 40 mm possible.