UK weather: Wet and windy across large parts of Britain

People walk across Westminster Bridge in the rain, in Westminster in London. Heavy rain and strong winds could bring flooding, travel disruption and power outages to parts of England and Scotland over the weekend. Picture date: Saturday October 2, 2021.
People walk across Westminster Bridge in the rain, in Westminster in London. Heavy rain and strong winds could bring flooding, travel disruption and power outages to parts of England and Scotland over the weekend. Picture date: Saturday October 2, 2021.
Kirsty O'Connor
Charlie Bayliss

By Charlie Bayliss


Published: 04/10/2021

- 05:04

Updated: 04/10/2021

- 05:04

Expect heavy downpours with strong winds across large parts of the UK for the start of the week

Today:

Showers, some heavy, particularly in the west and south-east at first, developing elsewhere through the day. Some sunshine between the showers, best in the east. Rain and strong winds reaching the far south-west later.


Tonight:

Heavy rain moving east across England and Wales with strong winds and coastal gales in the south and west. Patchy frost and fog for central and northern Scotland.

Tuesday:

Persistent and at times heavy rain and strong winds for northern England and south-east Scotland. Rain clearing to blustery showers and sunny spells in the south and west.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Cloud and rain affecting Northern Ireland and Scotland at times, heavy and persistent in the west. Elsewhere, becoming largely settled with variable cloud and some morning fog. Becoming warmer.

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