Yesterday, fields in Cambridgeshire were flooded after the New Bedford River burst its banks (Picture: Bav Media)

Some parts of the southern UK may hear the rumble of thunder today, as a brief respite from the weekend’s storms comes to an end.

Heavy rain is expected to make its way north across the country – prompting a yellow weather warning for eastern Scotland and the far north-east of England.

The Met Office says flooding may affect Northumberland, the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and Fife as rain hammers down between 9am today and 8am on Wednesday.

Bus and train services will ‘probably’ be affected, meaning journey times are likely to get longer.

It will be unwelcome news for users of the East Coast Main Line, after weather damage at the weekend caused significant disruption for people wanting to travel between Edinburgh and London.

But even outside the areas covered by the yellow warning, there’s a chance the weather could get dramatic today.

In a post on X, the Met Office explained: ‘Heavy showers in the south may turn thundery at times, with a risk of hail and lightning.’

Much of the country will just see a cloudy and wet start, though, with a large patch of rain pushing its way north-east.

Forecasters believe people in the north will experience the longest showers, while those on the coasts will get more blustery conditions.

In the longer term, they do think things might settle down later this week, thanks to the jet stream changing its position relative to the UK.

At the moment, it can be found to the south of the country, but over the course of the next few days it’s expected to shift to take up a position at the opposite end of the UK.

That should bring drier weather to more central areas – but we’ve got to make it through a rough patch first.