Britain will be battered by rain and floods at the start of this week in what could be a bad omen that the country can expect yet more drizzly weather this summer.The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning between 3pm on Monday and 9am on Tuesday, meaning much of the country will experience heavy rain and localised flooding, and downpours of up to 40mm over the course of a few hours.Bands of showery rain are tracking north across the South West with further outbreaks of rain, which will

Britain will be battered by rain and floods at the start of this week in what could be a bad omen that the country can expect yet more drizzly weather this summer.The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning between 3pm on Monday and 9am on Tuesday, meaning much of the country will experience heavy rain and localised flooding, and downpours of up to 40mm over the course of a few hours.Bands of showery rain are tracking north across the South West with further outbreaks of rain, which will be heavy at times with a risk of thunder expected to develop later, moving northwards through the evening and overnight.