A Met Office yellow weather warning for heavy rain remains in place for Greater Manchester, with flooding hitting parts of the region.
The alert kicked in at 6am today (Tuesday) and is in place until 8pm tonight. It covers all of our region, as well as parts of Cheshire, Merseyside and Lancashire.
Forecasters predicted that persistent, heavy downpours today could lead to flooding 'of a few homes and businesses'. Travel disruption is expected after the roads and motorways across the region were hit badly.
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Bus and train services also continue to be affected by the heavy rain. Forecasters predict the heavy showers will remain until about 10pm tonight, before it turns dry and cloudy overnight.
Wednesday will be mainly dry, however there will be light rain around 1pm until 4pm, the Met Office says.
Maximum temperatures of around 12C are expected. The Met Office said of Tuesday: "Outbreaks of rain will spread across England and Wales during Tuesday. This will be heaviest and most persistent across parts of northwest England, particularly over higher ground.
"Rainfall totals of 60-80 mm could accumulate over parts of Cumbria."
A tweet posted by TfGM this morning said: "Yellow weather warning for heavy rain is in place until 8pm tonight. This will lead to a risk of disruption to the transport network.
"Allow extra travel time and take care when travelling. Follow @metoffice for the latest weather updates. #TfGMTraffic."
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