More than 70mm of rain fell in Cumbria on Saturday as the country was struck by unseasonable heavy rain and strong winds.

The Met Office said the wettest part of the country was Spadeadam where 71.4mm fell on Saturday. This compares with an August average of 82.4mm in the region.

Two weather warnings are still in force in the UK: one for heavy rain in Cumbria and Lancashire and another covering southern Scotland and northern England which runs until 6pm on Sunday.

A metereologist, Helen Roberts, said: “It does look like remaining unsettled and changeable right through most of the next seven days.”

She said strong winds on Saturday – which caused ferry passengers heading to Dover to be delayed by up to five hours owing to choppy seas – would be largely absent on Sunday, but rain and heavy showers were possible.

Flooded tracks on Saturday caused disruption on the rail network. Train operators were forced to cancel services between Cumbria and Scotland. And services were suspended on Saturday afternoon between Penrith and Lockerbie.

Network Rail Scotland tweeted images of the rails about a third of a metre (1ft) under water and said five trains had been trapped between Lockerbie and Carlisle.

There was also flooding between Blackburn and Clitheroe which caused blockages to the lines on Saturday evening.