Rain and wind has marked the start of the week's weather, with more downpours on the way.

Heavy overnight rain has caused localised flooding and the Highways Agency warned drivers to take care using roads across much of England.

Some areas of southern England saw 4cm (1.5in) of rain just a few hours, more than half the normal monthly total, and some places had gale force winds.

Thorney Island in Hampshire saw the worst of the stormy weather with nearly 4cm of rain, half falling between midnight and 1am on Monday, and gale-force-eight winds (40mph).

This week's unsettled picture is bad news for those holidaying in Britain in the final weeks of the school summer break, such as Prime Minister David Cameron who is in Cornwall with his family this week.

The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain in the Grampian and Central, Tayside and Fife areas of Scotland.

Northern Ireland and western parts of Scotland are already subject to advisories warning of possible heavy rainfall.

The East Midlands and the East of England have also been added to the areas covered by the Met Office's severe weather warnings.

Up to 15mm of rain is expected in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.