Severe warnings remain in place for the flood-hit North and Midlands after devastating torrents left streets waist-deep in water and at least one person dead.
Yorkshire and the Midlands were among the areas worst affected by heavy downpours on Thursday and Friday.
Sheffield in South Yorkshire received 84mm of rain over 36 hours, which is almost the average monthly rainfall for Yorkshire, Met Office weather forecaster Marco Petanga said. Gringley on the Hill in Nottinghamshire had 65mm of rain in that time.
The Environment Agency issued seven severe flood warnings on Saturday morning suggesting there is a ‘danger to life’.
The warnings are in place for the River Don at Barnby Dun, Bently, Fishlake, Kirk Bramwith, Kirk Sandall, South Bramwith and Willow Bridge caravan site.
There are also 55 warnings telling people to take immediate action in light of expected flooding, along with 88 alerts urging residents to be prepared.
The village of Fishlake, Doncaster, submerged under still rising flood water today. Yorkshire and the Midlands were among the areas worst affected by heavy downpours on Thursday and Friday
Travel chaos has taken over the flood-hit North and Midlands after devastating floods left streets waist-deep in water (pictured: Flooding along the River Don in the village of Fishlake, South Yorkshire this morning)
Flintshire, North Wales, 9th November 2019. Cold temperatures and snow for some areas to day with the first snow of the year for areas of Flintshire, Wales
Builth Wells, Powys, Wales, on the morning of November 9. Mountain sheep are seen in a wintry landscape
The Environment Agency issued seven severe flood warnings on Saturday morning suggesting there is a ‘danger to life’ (pictured: Flooding along the River Don near Fishlake, South Yorkshire – November 9)
Pictured: Heavy flooding along the River Don in the village of Fishlake, South Yorkshire – 9th November 2019
Warnings are in place for the River Don at Barnby Dun, Bently, Fishlake, Kirk Bramwith, Kirk Sandall, South Bramwith and Willow Bridge caravan site (pictured: Heavy flooding along the River Don in the village of Fishlake, South Yorkshire)
Homes are pictured submerged by rising flood water, Yarborough Terrace, Doncaster, November 08
The body of the woman, who has not been identified, was recovered in Darley Dale, near Matlock, at about 10.40am on Friday, Derbyshire Police said.
She was reported to have been swept away by floodwater in Rowsley in the early hours.
The heavy rain forced the closure of train lines in north England on Friday with several lines still affected on Saturday.
Parts of Britain which have been battered by heavy floods are set to receive respite with dry weather and sunshine forecast.
Mr Petanga said the weather on Saturday would be ‘much improved’ for the areas which were affected by heavy downpours and floods on Friday.
Heavy flooding along the River Don in the village of Fishlake, South Yorkshire – 9th November 2019
Surrounded by beautiful autumn colours, Riber castle emerges above an early morning cloud inversion today. The mist shrouds a less serene scene below where flood water continues to cause chaos in the Derwent Valley below in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire
Parts of Britain which have been battered by heavy floods are set to receive respite with dry weather and sunshine forecast (pictured: Fishlake, South Yorkshire – November 9)
The heavy rain forced the closure of train lines in north England on Friday with several lines still affected on Saturday (pictured: Fishlake, South Yorkshire, November 9)
An elderly man is pictured being rescued from his home in Doncaster, Yorkshire, after roads turned to rivers due to heavy rain, November 8
Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Matlock, Derbyshire to view the flooding, alongside the police and ambulance services, November 8
Residents on Yarborough Terrace in Doncaster were having to be rescued from their homes by boats on November 8
Yorkshire and the Midlands were the worst affected areas by the flooding, with Doncaster particularly badly hit
Waist-high water filled the street of Yarborough Terrace in Doncaster on November 8 with a severe flood warning is in place
‘Those areas are going to escape with dry weather,’ he said.
Mr Petanga said parts of the country experienced a frosty start to the weekend with minus 7C recorded in Braemar, Scotland, on Saturday morning.
‘It’s a cold start but there will be some sunshine throughout the day and a lot of dry weather,’ he said.
‘Once the fog lifts many eastern areas will have quite a nice day today with some sunshine.’
There are two yellow rain warnings, with one in place from 11am to midnight stretching from Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, to Eastbourne and Portsmouth and another from 5am to 8pm covering Northern Ireland from Ballycastle to Newry.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to visit flood-hit areas of South Yorkshire on Saturday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Matlock in Derbyshire on Friday (pictured: Fishlake, South Yorkshire – November 9)
Rotherham train station was pictured under water as railway services across South Yorkshire are hit by the flooding and heavy rain
Northern Ireland could see up to 50mm of rain on Saturday, Mr Petanga said.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to visit flood-hit areas of South Yorkshire on Saturday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Matlock in Derbyshire on Friday.
During the visit, Mr Johnson said the widespread flooding across the UK ‘is not looking like something we need to escalate to the level of a national emergency’.
Mr Johnson said the Government will ‘certainly stand by ready to help’ after the country was hit by deluge of water described as ‘almost biblical’ by residents in Toll Bar, near Doncaster.
His visit came after the death of a woman who was reportedly swept away by floodwater as parts of the Midlands and northern England were battered by a month’s worth of rain in one day.