Severe weather warnings are in place for Greater Manchester.
Heavy showers will cover large swathes of the UK for another two days as an area of low pressure continues to move slowly across the country.
The North West - as well as Wales, Yorkshire and Humber, the West Midlands, the East Midlands, the east of England, the South West and South East - could all see as much as 25mm of rain in an hour.
The Met Office has put a yellow warning in place for Greater Manchester and advised that localised flooding and travel disruption are likely in the areas affected by the heavy rain.
It is in place until 9pm today and the warning reads: "Scattered heavy, thundery showers are expected to develop yet again on Wednesday, and will lead to slow-moving downpours.
"As on preceding days, some locations will miss these downpours, but please be aware of possible localised flooding and disruption to travel where they do occur."
The warnings are also in place for Thursday when lightning is an additional hazard.
The chief forecaster said: "Rising temperatures will trigger slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms.
"Once again, 15mm-25mm are likely to fall within an hour in scattered locations, bringing the risk of flooding, especially across urban areas."
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