Heavy rain means there is some surface water on roads causing tricky driving conditions.

BBC Look North reporter Jonathan Swingler filmed this near Carlisle.

The Environment Agency have now issued five flood warnings for Cumbria, external. They are for:

• Dragley Beck at Ulverston from Dragley Beck Bridge on Well Lane downstream to South Ulverston
• Keswick Campsite
• Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill and Butts Beck at Dalton in Furness including Town Centre, Queen St
• Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill and Butts Beck at Dalton in Furness, Other areas at risk
• River Greta at Keswick, Keswick Campsite, Rugby Club and Quinta

There are also 14 flood alerts in place.

We now know of eleven schools that have closed because of flooding on the roads:

• Beacon Hill Community School
• Dowdales School
• Ireby C of E School
• Oughterside Primary School
• Waberthwaite C of E School
• St Michael's C of E School, Bothel
• Bassenthwaite School (closing at 13:00)
• Great Orton Primary School (closing at 13:00)
• Holme St Cuthbert School
• Crosscanonby St John's C of E School
• Blennerhasset School

Heavy rain has caused flooding which is affecting parts of Cumbria. Here is a round up of what's happening:

• There are four flood warnings in place, external - Dragley Beck at Ulverston from Dragley Beck Bridge on Well Lane downstream to South Ulverston; Keswick Campsite; Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill and Butts Beck at Dalton in Furness including Town Centre, Queen St; Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill and Butts Beck at Dalton in Furness, Other areas at risk and 14 flood alerts.

• Nine schools have been closed, external
• A number of roads are affected including reports of flooding on the A596 between Wigton and Aspatria, the A5087 Ulverston Coastal Road is currently closed due to flooding, Castle Green Road in Kendal is closed and there is flooding on A595 at Muncaster
• Sandbags are available for collection at three South Lakeland District Council depots

Thanks to Steve Hillman for sharing this photo he took this morning at Furness Abbey.

If you have any photos you'd like to share of flooding where you live you can email them to us.

Image source, Steve Hilman

Image source, Steve Hilman

Cumbria County Council is telling people to "only travel if necessary" as heavy rain continues to cause issues on the county's roads.

Three schools are now closed because of flooding, external on the roads:

• Ireby CofE School
• Oughterside Primary School
• Waberthwaite C of E School

BBC News Travel

The A5087 Coast Road is closed because of flooding and is affecting traffic between Barrow-in-Furness and Ulverston.

South Lakeland District Council have sandbags available from their depots in Ulverston, Kendal and Ecclerigg should you need them.

The Environment Agency has put up temporary flood defence barriers in Braithwaite, near Keswick.

Waberthwaite C of E School, near Millom, is closed because the surrounding roads have flooded and staff can't get in.

Martin Lewes
Reporter

Castle Green Road in Kendal is closed near the hotel - not surprising when you see this video.

The Environment Agency has issued three flood warnings for south Cumbria, external, which means flooding is expected. They are for:

• Dragley Beck at Ulverston from Dragley Beck Bridge on Well Lane downstream to South Ulverston
• Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill and Butts Beck at Dalton in Furness including Town Centre, Queen St
• Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill and Butts Beck at Dalton in Furness, Other areas at risk.

There are also 14 flood alerts in place.

We're getting reports of localised flooding which is affecting various roads around the county:

• Castle Green Road (A684) in Kendal is closed near the Castle Green Hotel. Police say there are stranded vehicles in a 'large flood'
• Slow traffic on the Coast Road (A5087), near Riddings Lane, because of flooding
• Flooding on Bridge Street in Burneside near New Road and New Street

We'll share any more information as soon as we have it.

BBC Weather

If you're thinking of heading out on to the fells today, here's the forecast:

• Temperatures at 3,000ft: Up to 8C (46F)
• Winds: Strong southwesterly gusting 30mph becoming gale or severe gale force, possibly storm force southerly at times gusting 60-70mph
• Cloud: Extensive above 600m (2,000ft)
• Visibility: Poor
• Freezing level: Above the tops

BBC Weather

Heavy rain this morning will persist throughout the day. It will be very windy all afternoon, especially on the coast and over the fells, where severe gales are likely.

The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for rain , externalwhich is in place between 08:00 today and 04:00 tomorrow. There's also a separate warning in place for wind between 09:00 today and 07:00 tomorrow.

Highs of 13C (55F).

You can see a detailed weather forecast for where you live here.

The Environment Agency has issued 14 flood alerts for Cumbria - its lowest level of warning. You can see where they are here., external

A yellow weather warning, external for rain has been issued by the Met Office which is in place between 08:00 today and 04:00 tomorrow. There's also a separate warning in place for wind between 09:00 today and 07:00 tomorrow.

Forecasters say heavy rain and flooding on the roads will make journeys times longer and train services could also be affected.

We'll keep you updated throughout the day.

Hundreds of Sellafield workers are expected to go on strike again today, in a dispute over pay .

Both the Unite and the GMB unions are in dispute with Sellafield Limited over its latest 1.5% pay offer.

Unite says a skeleton staff will work during the industrial action to ensure the site remains safe.

There is also expected to be another strike next week as members of the GMB union will walk out for 24 hours from 06:00 on 29 November. The union said 3,000 workers will be involved - the second strike by its members since the row flared.

Image source, Peter Byrne/PA

Nell Dunn
BBC Cumbria

Good morning.

We'll be posting the news, weather and travel through today.

As always, if you want to pass on news you think we should know, or share a photo with the county, you can email them to us, send them using Twitter where we're @bbc_cumbria, external or head to our Facebook page, external.