More rain forecast for Derbyshire as more than 40 flood warnings and alerts in place

There will be more rain in the north of the county leading to possible further flooding problems

Already saturated ground following on from more than nine hours of almost continuous rain looks set to get another soaking from a series of showers forecast today - with the heaviest and most frequent being in the north of the county. This, of course, has implications for river levels as the next lot of rain makes its way down water courses to the south of the county.

More than 40 flood warnings and alerts are still in place for the county and there are still roads closed such as Acorn Way in Oakwood, Markeaton Lane in Derby and the A515 Clifton Road between Doveridge and Ashbourne. Low-lying land is flooded and farm animals have had to be moved to higher ground in many areas.

Water from the River Derwent through Derby has once again flowed onto the footpath adjacent to the Museum of Making and Silk Mill but it is uncertain if it has entered the building. In October, Storm Babet caused thousands of pounds of damage at the museum and it has remained closed since then with plans to reopen at the end of January currently.

Dr Alex Rock, director of commercial and operations, Derby Museums, said: "The river levels were high yesterday, so we put in place our flood procedure. There’s no damage to the building, but the sandbags were out last night, and we’re still OK to reopen."

The good news is that over the next few days, there will be more sunshine although temperatures are likely to be a few degrees cooler than recently with some potential frost overnight.

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Here is an hour-by-hour forecast for Derby:

1pm: Overcast 8C

2pm: Overcast 8C

3pm: Overcast 8C

4pm: Overcast 8C

5pm: Light rain 8C

6pm: Overcast 8C

7pm: Overcast 8C

8pm: Light shower 8C

9pm: Light rain 7C

10pm: Light rain 7C

11pm: Cloudy 7C

Midnight: Light rain 7C

Here is an hour by hour forecast for north Derbyshire

1pm: Overcast 8C

2pm: Overcast 7C

3pm: Overcast 7C

4pm: Light rain 7C

5pm: Heavy rain 7C

6pm: Heavy rain 7C

7pm: Heavy rain 7C

8pm: Heavy rain 7C

9pm: Heavy rain 7C

10pm: Heavy rain 7C

11pm: Heavy shower 6C

Midnight: Heavy shower 6C