Half a month's rainfall set to batter Britain in just 12 hours as the country faces constant wet weather until the New Year

Britain will be battered with up to half a month's rainfall overnight on Sunday - with stormy conditions set to continue well in
to 2014, forecasters say.
Up to 40mm of rain will fall in western parts of the country tomorrow evening and will only start to clear around midday on Monday, predictions show.
The average rainfall for the whole of December in the west is 80-100mm.

Under water: A children's playground is submerged in flood water in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Heavy rainfall across the country is predicted over the next couple of days

Submerged: Rainwater surrounds the Abbey in Gloucestershire. Up to 40mm of water is predicted to fall overnight on Sunday - half the average for the month of December

Already flooded areas in the west country, Wales and the north west will bear the brunt of the appalling conditions, a forecaster from MeteoGroup said today.
Around 30mm of rain is predicted across the rest of the country on Sunday night alone.

Gusts of up to 55mph are also set to batter the country.
The Met Office confirmed predictions this morning, with a spokesman saying: 'Wet and windy weather will arrive again overnight and into Monday morning for many parts of the UK.'

Flooded: Rob Curson's home in Kent pictured underwater this morning. Heavy rain is predicted to fall throughout New Years Eve, also

Fallen: A beech tree lays across a road in Epsom, Surrey, following up to 100mph gusts over the Christmas period

Blustery: Up to 55mph winds are predicted to hit the country on Sunday evening

Wet weather is also set to fall on revellers celebrating New Years Eve, the weather service suggested.
Up to 15mm of rain is predicted to fall across the land throughout the day on Tuesday and well in to the evening.
Again, those in the west will be hit the worst - with forecasters saying those areas can expect 'much more'.
There is 'no guarantee' rain will ease up before midnight, the weather service added.
The Met Office said 'wet and windy conditions' were set to continue throughout New Years Eve and into New Years day.
It said conditions have been caused by a succession of low pressure systems which are set to continue throughout next week and into next weekend.

It added: 'The low pressure systems to come through over the next few days should not be as vigorous as the two that we saw leading up to the Christmas period, but with saturated ground and high rivers there may be further yellow rain warnings being issued at times.

Incoming: Floodwater in Kent. The Environment Agency said there is currently 97 flood alerts across the land

Sunrise: Adverse weather conditions are predicted to continue across the country, including in Cheshire, pictured

'The Met Office will continue to monitor the situation and review the warnings throughout the rest of today and over the weekend.'
Meteogroup forecaster Sean Penston added: 'It won't be nearly as bad compared to the last two storms but it will no doubt make it hard for people recovering from flooding.'
Around 1,200 homes across the country are currently underwater.
The total number of flood warnings in place across England and Wales is currently 31, with the number of flood alerts dropping to 97, The Environment Agency said this morning.
The southeast region has the most warnings, with the organisation issuing a total of 14 warnings and 57 alerts in the region.
It added they were expecting further flooding from Somerset to Cambridgeshire over the next few days.
Stormy conditions first battered the country on Monday night, with a second bout of terrible weather hitting on Boxing Day night - bringing gales of more than 100mph. 
Some 300,000 homes were plunged into darkness following the storms - with 1,700 thought to still in the dark.

Wintery scene: Red deer stags in Richmond park, south west London, brave the cold and wet conditions