PEOPLE are being urged to try and protect their homes after a flood warning was issued for the River Uck.

Flood authorities described the river as “high and rising” and said it may remain higher than normal until Monday evening.

Properties in Buxted and in Hempstead Lane could be at risk.

It comes after a weekend of downpours and there are still thunderstorms forecast.

Parts of England could see ten to 20mm rain in a short space of time or 20 to 40mm over two or three hours in a few places.

The Met Office has said showers will die out during the evening, but it has issued a yellow weather warning for the region.

People are being warned to expect flooding and travel disruption until around 9pm.

The Met Office earlier said higher pressure will start to build from the west on Tuesday, bringing more settled conditions for many places by midweek.

Meteorologist Craig Snell said: “For a lot of the UK tomorrow it will be like what we have seen over the weekend, plenty of showers around and some of those showers will be heavy.”

He added: “As we head towards the middle of the week, the showers do take a bit of a step back and we generally turn a little bit drier for most as we go into Tuesday.

“There will be some showers around across northern and eastern parts but they won’t be as impactful as they have been.”

Mr Snell continued: “Certainly down in the southern half of the UK, we certainly might have a good few decent days towards the second half of the week, where we will replace the showers with some sunshine and some warmer temperatures.

“So it turns into a bit of a north-south split as we go through this week but I think for all of us the heavy rain will have passed.”

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