The Met Office has warned that Storm Antoni will batter much of the UK this weekend - dampening hopes of a return to summery heat after weeks of wet.
The national weather service has said that the south of Wales and south-west England will be lambasted with winds on Saturday 5 August - with Northern Ireland to face significant rain on the same day.
"Northern Ireland is likely to see some of the highest rainfall totals, with 40-60mm falling in some spots, but 20-30mm more widely. The weather service warned that despite the storm being contained to these areas, "many will still see a very wet day, especially in north Wales and north England." Britain's national forecaster reads: "During the second half of August, there is a greater chance of more settled spells developing, with warmer and drier conditions becoming slightly more likely than the unseasonably unsettled weather of July.
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