ENJOY today's dry weather while you can because there are more autumn storms are on the way.

And while that news may be welcomed by teenagers like Carley Byrne and Tammy Belcher, it will bring dismay to people fed up with the threat of floods and high winds.

Carley and Tammy, both 12, were pictured enjoying a splashing time in Poplar Avenue, Pinehurst, during a downpour on Thursday.

The weather improved yesterday and was continuing to be mainly dry today, but forecasters say the rain will return tomorrow and at the start of the week.

About two inches of rain, which is the average monthly total, fell in Wiltshire in 48 hours this week and another two inches are expected in the next three days. Wind gusts will reach 70mph and the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning.

A deep depression is expected to arrive in Swindon from the South West by lunchtime tomorrow. It will not break up until Tuesday at the earliest.

Emergency planners at Wiltshire County Council are drawing up plans to evacuate people should more flooding happen. Officials are concerned that swollen rivers and saturated fields will not cope with more rain in the upper River Avon area through Malmesbury and Chippenham.

County council emergency planner David Head said: "We are making contingency plans for more flooding should there be a sudden influx of water over the weekend.

"We are concerned because the land is saturated at the moment and any more water could lead to flooding."

Travel is also expected to remain difficult. The Sapperton Tunnel remains closed, stopping direct rail services between Swindon and Gloucester. Services are also expected to be affected if the Chipping Sodbury Tunnel, near Bristol, becomes flooded.

Swindon Contractors has spent the week clearing tree debris from parks and streets and minimising flooding.

Last Sunday, 300 trees fell in Swindon, particularly in Lydiard Park, and council staff have been felling unsafe trees and lopping dangerous branches ever since. But there are still 207 sites where there are unsafe branches near play areas, footpaths and other public areas.

"The entire workforce has pulled out the stops,'' said John Short, director of Swindon Contractors. "We're continuing to work around the clock and all staff with chainsaw licences are putting them to good use.''

Examination of flooded areas, said Mr Short, proved the existing gulleys were in good working order. "The only problem was our drainage system was overloaded by the volume of rain,''he said.