By Fionnula Hainey

Copyright manchestereveningnews

The Met Office has updated a yellow weather warning issued for this weekend as heavy rainfall is set to hit parts of the UK. Forecasters have warned of flooding and disruption to travel as the worst-hit areas could see up to 80mm of rainfall. The yellow warning for rain, which will come into force at 9am on Saturday, has been updated to include a larger part of England and Wales. The warning area now covers the whole of Greater Manchester as well as Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria, parts of the North East and a large part of Wales. The Met Office warned that there is a “slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses” and some places could see damage due to flooding. The forecasters also warned of “difficult driving conditions and some road closures”, as well as deep floodwater that could cause a “danger to life”. The warning reads: “A band of rain, heavy at times, across Wales, northern England and southern Scotland is expected to remain slow-moving during Saturday morning before making erratic eastward progress, eventually clearing early on Sunday. “Whilst there is still some uncertainty in the focus for the heaviest rainfall, 20 to 30mm of rain is likely to fall quite widely and there is chance that 60 to 80mm of rain could fall in places. “These higher accumulations may not be confined to high ground only. Due to this uncertainty, further changes to the warning area are possible.” The Met Office added that a “spell of strong northwesterly winds may develop” on Saturday evening as the rain clears to the east. The yellow warning will remain in place until Sunday morning. Following the weekend, the UK is likely to see much more settled weather . The Met Office said it would be “much drier on Monday and Tuesday, with plenty of sunny spells” but temperatures below average. East Midlands North East England North West England South West Scotland and Lothian Borders Wales West Midlands Yorkshire and Humber