The Met Office has issued weather alerts for rain across parts of the UK, warning of likely further flooding, power cuts and travel chaos after Storm Bert battered the country over the weekend.

While the Met Office said it was "committed to learning the lessons" the forecasting and meteorological body also pointed out that rainfall totals were in line with its predictions and warnings.

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings as rain is set to batter parts of the country this week. Much of the warning area will see 15-20 mm of rain with 30-40 mm in some areas

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for rain in parts of the southwest and southeast.

Weekend weather will see snow, rain and possible 70mph winds across large parts of the UK due to Storm Bert, the second named weather front of the season.

#StormConall has been named by the Dutch Weather Service, @KNMI. This area of low pressure brings rain to southern Britain tonight, and deepens further after crossing the UK to bring strong winds across the Netherlands later on Wednesday and into Thursday #WeatherAware pic.twitter.com/0MZLqS9Wxu

The UK has been battered by Storm Bert and now it is Storm Conall’s turn to cause havoc across the south of England this evening. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain which will cause disruption to places like Kent,

FLOODING of some homes and businesses is "likely" as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across south Essex

More heavy is now expected to hit Dorset later this evening, the Met Office has confirmed. The Met Office has issued a new yellow weather warning for rain up to 40mm of rain expected to hit much of the county overnight.