THE Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across Worcestershire for the rest of the afternoon and into tonight.

It was issued at 10.20am, and states the weather will affect most of the West Midlands, and could lead to thundery showers and surface water flooding.

On its website the Met Office posted "Although many areas will miss the heaviest rainfall today, some parts of the warning area are likely to see heavy, sometimes thundery and slow-moving showers, these leading to temporary surface water flooding in a few areas, together with minor disruption to travel."

Councillor John Smith, Worcestershire County Council's cabinet member for highways, added: "As always when there is heavy rain forecast by the Met Office, we are putting special measures in place, but to keep our roads as safe as possible, we urge road users to drive carefully and not take any unnecessary risks."

For more information visit metoffice.gov.uk