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A 250-mile wide Atlantic storm will batter the UK in a matter of hours, with lightning and floods on the cards.
Fierce winds are expected to develop from this evening (Thursday, October 12) as well as heavy rain. Some places could see as much as 70mm of rain.
Weather forecasters at the Met Office have even been forced to issue a yellow-level rain warning for Wales and a large swathe of southern England. It will come into force at 9pm today, lasting throughout the whole of Friday (October 13).
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Advanced weather modelling maps from WX Charts show heavy rain moving across the country from the south-west late tonight and early on Friday. By 3am a large swathe of the country, stretching from just below Newcastle right down to the south coast, appears to be engulfed by the storm.
WX Charts data suggests rain could be coming down at a rate of between 5mm and 10mm per hour. Wales, the Midlands and the north-west look set to get the worst of it.
The Met Office has told people "spray and flooding on roads" will make journey times longer, bus and train services will "probably" be affected, and flooding in some homes and businesses "is likely".
The warning states: "Rain, heavy and persistent at times, is expected to develop through Thursday evening, before affecting much of England and Wales through Friday. Rain gradually clears from the north through Friday afternoon and evening.
"Widely 10-20mm of rain is likely but in the wettest spots 30-50mm is possible, and some high ground of Wales especially could see 60 to 70mm. Across the south of the area it's possible some thunderstorms may break out, and these could bring 20-30 mm of rainfall in a couple of hours."
It comes as snow is expected to return to the UK this weekend, with flurries "likely" on higher ground in Scotland according to the Met Office.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Brent Walker said: "As we head through the second half of this week cold air will push southwards across the country and there is a risk that showers over mountains of Scotland could turn wintry. By the weekend we expect all regions of the UK to be in the cold airmass and overnight frosts are possible."
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