The heavy rain lashing the UK this weekend is set to continue on Sunday, bringing risk of further flooding, travel disruption and power cuts to some areas.

The expected downpours bring an end to a tumultuous weekend that saw music festivals and events cancelled across the country amid widespread travel disruption due to “danger to life” flooding and a major power outage.

In the south, ferry passengers en route to Dover were delayed by up to six hours on Saturday as choppy seas led P&O Ferries to heavily reduce their fleet, while Dover port operated a "one ship in, one ship out" policy.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain in southern Scotland on Sunday, advising it could bring fast flowing floodwater with the potential for power cuts and communities to become cut off.

The Environment Agency expects flooding in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Northumberland and warns of the possibility in 22 other locations.

Photographers stories of capturing extreme weather Show all 8 1 /8 Photographers stories of capturing extreme weather Photographers stories of capturing extreme weather "I stumbled on the firefighter in front of the burning home on the second day of the Camp Fire in a town called Magalia which is about five miles from Paradise, California. There were about five or six homes burning and firefighters were trying to save the houses near to those that were on fire. The heat from the fire was so intense that the firefighter could only stand near the burning building for 10-15 seconds before having to move away" - Justin Sullivan Getty Photographers stories of capturing extreme weather "This was only one of several large-scale forest fires in Brandenburg state in Germany last year, following droughts which left the forests in the region extremely dry. The year set a new record for fires that burned over 400 hectares. As a photojournalist covering the region for over 15 years, I now have to assume either drought or floods will very likely be a part of the news we will be covering every summer" - Sean Gallup Getty Photographers stories of capturing extreme weather "This photograph was taken at a sunflower field at Goersdorf near Golssen in Germany. The farmers in the region are really despairing. In the years before many faced floods, in 2018 it was scorching heat. Many grow crops that are meant to feed their cows, so when the crops fail they need to buy feed. With the price of milk so low many are fearing for their economic survival if weather cycles like this continue" - Sean Gallup Getty Photographers stories of capturing extreme weather "On the third day of the Camp Fire the flames had moved away from the town and were burning in the nearby hills. I captured this photo in Big Bend, as the story was shifting away from the fire itself and focusing on trying to locate missing persons and recover remains of those who had perished" - Justin Sullivan Getty Photographers stories of capturing extreme weather "You can see the Belchatow power plant and the rising steam and smoke from over 20km away. I went there the day before the start of the United Nations’ climate conference in Katowice, which took place in a region where coal has a long history and coal mining is woven into local tradition. Poland has made some strides with renewables, such as with wind turbines that now dot portions of the western Polish countryside. However, given how heavily Poland still relies on coal, it is unlikely that Belchatow will close anytime soon. According to a recent study by the European Commission Belchatow is Europe’s biggest single emitter of CO2" - Sean Gallup Getty Photographers stories of capturing extreme weather "I stayed the night at an alpine hut near the Waxeggkees glacier in Austria. An employee I talked to at night said, sometimes (this was August) she heard the sounds of ice breaking off the glacier and crashing across rocks. 100 years ago the glacier would have filled the photo. Now it takes over an hour to walk up to where the glacier begins" - Sean Gallup, photographer Getty Images Photographers stories of capturing extreme weather "I came across Mr. Helmut Kujat, 78, by chance after I photographed a parched farm nearby. He’s actually pouring the water into a tube that helps to better let the water reach the roots of the tree. He waters the trees in front of his house almost daily throughout spring and summer due to droughts and heat waves" - Sean Gallup Getty Photographers stories of capturing extreme weather "I took this photo about a week after the Camp Fire tore through the town of Paradise, California in November last year. It was the first opportunity to use a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to view the widespread devastation since the air space around the burn zone had been closed" - Justin Sullivan Getty

Saturday brought as much as 70mm of rain in some areas.

Severe flooding on railway tracks and flash floods on the roads left passengers stranded and drivers in need of rescuing across the north of England, with Spadeadam in Cumbria receiving 87 per cent of the region’s expected rainfall for August in one day.

Revellers at Boomtown Fair battled the elements, with dozens of tents destroyed by strong winds, while the first day of the Isle of Wight’s annual sailing regatta at Cowes Week was cancelled.

Those holding tickets to Boardmasters in Cornwall were forced to make do with the festival’s surfing element, foregoing the likes of Wu-Tang Clan, Foals and Jorja Smith at the cancelled main event.

Smaller scale events up and down the UK, comprising LGBT+ pride events, carnivals and sports challenges were also called off due to thunderstorms, wind and rain.

Lightning over Eastbourne amid heavy downpours (PA)

Compounding the effects of the bad weather, nearly a million homes and businesses were affected by a major power outage on Friday that knocked out traffic lights, grounded planes and affected vital hospital systems in Ipswich after a back-up generator failed.

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The Met Office warns that some of the rain expected to be felt across the UK by Sunday lunchtime will by heavy and accompanied by thunder.

The yellow warning will be in place until 6pm, but forecasters say the unseasonable weather looks set to continue the following week.