Cheshire West and Chester is set to be battered by a band of heavy rain from Tuesday afternoon.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for the area and the wider North West.

A chief forecaster's assessment states: "A slack area of low pressure will move slowly across southern Britain today, bringing unstable air and the potential for thundery showers.

"The light winds mean that the downpours will be slow-moving as well as intense in some regions, with the possibility of 15 mm or more falling in less than an hour."

Many areas are expected to miss the heaviest rain but weather forecasters are advising surface level flooding may be an issue.

The warning is in force from 12.30pm on Tuesday through to 4pm on Wednesday.

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