BRING out the brollies because the weather is set to be wet in Worcestershire for the first half of this Bank Holiday weekend.

Forecasters at the Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for rain, which will be in force across the county from Saturday until 9am on Sunday.

Drivers are being warned to be careful, as heavy showers could cause standing water and spray across the region's road network.

Pershore-based forecasters netweather.tv say while Saturday's forecast remains "uncertain", there is "every chance" Worcester will be hit by heavy showers.

Paul Michaelwaite, a weatherman at netweather.tv, explained: "It is a tricky one this Bank Holiday.

"Saturday is a little bit uncertain but there is every chance a growing band of rain will be coming our way.

"Into the afternoon, there could be some fairly substantial amounts of rain which could cause some problems on the roads. Before it arrives it doesn't look too bad."

Organisers of the Plum Festival Bank Holiday Weekend in Pershore may be looking at the weather forecast with dismay, as the three-day event is set to launch on Saturday.

However, the outlook is predicted to improve on Sunday, with Monday looking much drier and sunnier.

Mr Michaelwaite said: "We have got low pressure just coming up our way and trying to break down our settled spell. It is a pretty complex situation where even Saturday isn't nailed on in terms of what exactly is going to happen.

"Once we get that out of the way Sunday shouldn't be too bad - some showers and sunny spells. Monday is mainly dry."

The Met Office's chief forecaster said: "A frontal zone associated with very warm and moist air will move northwards during Saturday.

"It will become slow moving over central areas of England and Wales later Saturday, persisting overnight, before slowly easing away to the east during the course of Sunday morning.

"There remains a lot of uncertainty in where the heaviest and most prolonged thundery showers will occur, with some places in the warning area having only small amounts of rain.

"However, there is a risk of some locally large rainfall totals, with 25 to 50 mm of rain possible in places."