Heavy rain is forecast across south and south-west of England, with 38 flood warnings and 160 flooding alerts in place days after Storm Ciarán hit the UK. Although Storm Ciarán has largely eased, the Met Office issued a yellow weather notice on Saturday to last until 11.59pm, stretching from Kent to Cornwall. The Met Office said the storm had moved into the North Sea, but parts of southern England especially would continue to experience heavy rain on Saturday. Storm Ciarán battered the south coast and the Channel Islands with heavy rain and gusts of up to 100mph on Thursday, leaving nearly 150,000 homes without power. There will be frequent heavy and blustery showers throughout Saturday, with the odd thunderstorm and 30-40mm of rainfall possible in coastal, south-eastern areas, the Met Office said. The yellow warning advises of the possibility of spray and flooding on roads as heavy rain falls on saturated ground, which could cause delays on the roads, buses and trains. The Met Office also warned that flooding of homes and businesses was possible, and large waves could lead to dangerous conditions along the English Channel coastline. A spokesperson said: “By noon on Saturday this belt of rain is expected to have moved across much of England and Wales, but conditions will turn more showery behind the front. “A yellow warning for rain is in place for much of southern England, to cover the initial rain and the subsequent showers, which will be heavy and thundery in places. “The ground is saturated in many areas, so some disruption is possible, especially to travel.” The chief forecaster Frank Saunders said: “After the events of this week, the forecast is moving into a period of fairly typical autumnal weather, with breezy conditions and spells of rain and showers, interspersed with some clearer and brighter periods. “We still have warnings in the forecast, partly because the ground is already so wet but overall conditions are expected to be less impactful than we’ve seen over the last few days. “Aside from scattered showers in the north and west of the UK, Bonfire Night (Sunday) will be largely dry and settled, although temperatures will be dipping compared with values last week.” Showers will predominantly be in the west on Sunday with dry and brighter conditions in the east, and no weather warnings are currently issued. Despite conditions improving, rail services remained disrupted on Friday as the UK felt the after-effects of Storm Ciarán. LNER, the main train operator on the east coast main line between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, had advised passengers not to travel until Saturday. Storm Ciarán also hit western Europe with at least 15 killed, including seven people in Tuscany, central Italy, and three in Portugal.