Heavy and persistent rainfall is expected to affect parts of northern England on Saturday evening and into Sunday bringing a risk of significant river and localised surface water flooding for northern England and the Midlands.
The Environment Agency is monitoring the situation closely and will issue flood alerts and warnings if required. They will have teams out on the ground, clearing blockages in rivers and culverts.
The public are urged not to drive through flood water. The Environment Agency encourage drivers to check the flood risk for their entire route before they travel.
Craig Woolhouse, the Environment Agency's director of incident management, said: "River levels across northern England are already high and are expected to rise with this further heavy rainfall, bringing with them a significant risk of flooding.
"We are working closely with the emergency services and partners to prepare ahead of the weekend.
"Our teams are already in action clearing watercourses, maintaining existing defences and standing ready to deploy temporary pumps and defences where these can be effective."
The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" weather warning centred on North Wales, north west England and south west Scotland over the weekend as a slow-moving front brings heavy and persistent rain.
Such heavy rain on already saturated ground is likely to lead to flooding from standing water or from rivers bursting their banks, the Met Office warns.
You can check the flood risk and keep up to date with the latest situation at https://www.gov.uk/check-if-youre-at-risk-of-flooding or follow @EnvAgency and #floodaware on Twitter for the latest flood updates.
