HEAVY rain and strong winds are set to continue this week.

Following on from dire forecasts earlier this week Worcestershire is heading for more unsettled weather.

Weatherman Frank Hill warned the familiar pattern of wind and rain would continue for much of this week and into next.

The weather on New Year’s Day is expected to be with rain and gusts of up to 50mph expected in the morning, followed by drier weather in the afternoon.

There will be a brief respite on Thursday, which is forecast to be a mainly dry day with gusts between 25 and 30 mph, before rain sets in again into the weekend.

And the unsettled weather is likely to last until at least Monday next week.

“We’ve got a very rough, wet and windy week to come,” said Mr Hill.

Flood alerts have remained in place throughout Worcestershire with the forecast rain expected to bring levels up once again.