Met Office warn of heavy rain

UP to 40mm of rain could fall across the borough over the next 24 hours, prompting flooding fears.

The Met Office has issued a yellow 'be aware' warning for Yorkshire as bursts of heavy rain are expected through Monday evening and into Tuesday.

Its chief forecaster said: "Please be aware that given the already saturated ground that there is a risk of flooding.

"A frontal system will become slow moving across the warning area during Tuesday, bringing spells of rain, some heavy, particularly over high ground exposed to the fresh to strong easterly winds.

"There is uncertainty about the exact location of the heavier rain, but totals are expected to reach 20-40 mm fairly widely, with as much as 50-80 mm over some high ground."