Parts of the UK are forecasted to experience 60mph winds
With highs into the twenties just a couple of weeks ago, Autumn seems to have finally caught up with us, with a Met Office announcement of our second named storm of the season;The whole of the UK can expect wet and windy conditions from midweek until early Saturday morning - but some areas will be worse hit than others.
Then it will spread up into Northern Ireland and move across into Scotland from early Thursday morning, with gusts expected to be in excess of 60mph.How heavy will the rain be? Heavy and persistent rain is expected across eastern areas from Wednesday evening to Saturday morning. For context, parts of eastern Scotland can expect to see 200mm of rain falling in just three days this week. That's well in excess of their monthly average of 140mm. Remember, this rain will fall on already saturated ground.
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