Welshpool and the rest of Mid Wales was waking up to a weather warning this morning with forecasters predicting a month’s rain in the next 36 hours.
And with rivers and streams across the area already at high levels motorists, home owners, holiday park owners and farmers were being warned to keep an eye out for flash flooding.
The Environment Agency has urged communities in the north and east of England, the Midlands and much of Wales to be prepared for flooding as two bands of very heavy rain were set to cross the UK today and into Saturday.
The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning - the second highest, and meaning "be prepared".
Up to 100mm of rain could fall in 36 hours during the downpours. The average UK rainfall for July is 69.9mm.
Tony Waters, deputy chief forecaster at the Met Office, said: "We are expecting spells of very heavy and thundery rain across a wide area of the UK in the next few days, with worst affected spots likely to be in central and northern parts of the country.
"Rainfall totals could be 20-40mm widely across warning areas, but some places could see around 100mm of rain through today and into tomorrow.
"Given the saturated ground from the record rainfall in June, this could cause significant disruption - including difficult driving conditions and flooding in some areas."
MyWelshpool’s very own weather forecaster Sian Lloyd is also predicting a day of persistent rain for most of Mid Wales.