Britain is set to be battered by more rain after the Met Office issued a fresh weather warning for winds of up to 60mph as temperatures plunged to minus 1C overnight.
Summer in Britain appears to be well and truly over as areas of England are hit by heavy rain and northern Scotland sees temperatures drop below freezing.
Homes across England have been flooded and commuters faced widespread disruption after more than 250 per cent of the average September rainfall fell across parts of southern England and the Midlands.
An amber weather warning from the Met Office for rain ended yesterday but Brits need to be braced for blustery conditions from tomorrow with a yellow wind weather warning for south west England and Wales starting tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the Met Office warned people to ‘search for a thicker duvet’ after temperatures dropped to as low as minus 1C across parts of Scotland this morning. A northerly airflow last night saw widespread frost across the country.
Today will see generally drier conditions, though there will be some showers around northern and eastern coasts which will drift inland at times.
Sunday will start dry and fine for many, but further wind and rain will move in from the South West, with a yellow warning for wind issued for south-west England and parts of Wales.
Winds will strengthen from west to east during Sunday, with gusts of 50-55mph likely in places, exceeding 60mph in the most exposed areas.
The Met Office said this will be accompanied by outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, which could lead to some surface water and spray on roads.
Winds will gradually ease across Wales and inland parts of south-west England through Sunday evening and night, but it may remain fairly windy along some coasts of southern and south-western England during Sunday night.
Some coastal routes, seafronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and large waves, with delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport likely, along with disruption to bus and train services.
Parts of the country had more than the monthly average rainfall on Monday and there were further downpours on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
About 650 properties were flooded in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and the home counties, according to the Environment Agency, which estimated around 8,200 properties had been protected.
Earlier areas affected by the amber rain warning, including Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands, were hit by flash floods as the Met Office said the regions could have 30-40mm of rainfall within three hours.
Rail services between Shrewsbury in Shropshire and Wolverhampton in the West Midlands were cancelled on Friday after severe flooding at Wellington station and a tree on the line earlier.
The pitch at the SEAH Stadium in Wellington, home to Telford United football club, was completely flooded on Thursday evening.
Trains between Peterborough in the East Midlands and London King’s Cross were delayed because of flooding.
The Marston Vale line in Bedfordshire, which operates services between Bedford and Bletchley, is suspended until Monday because of standing water on the track.
National Highways said the M5 in Gloucestershire was closed northbound between junctions 16 and 14 because of flooding.
The motorway had reopened southbound between junctions 14 and 15, but hour-long delays and up to four miles of congestion continued both ways.
Avon Fire and Rescue Service previously said it was working with National Highways South West to rescue people stranded on the M5 in Gloucestershire.