The Met Office is forecasting more downpours on Thursday, with the Environment Agency issuing dozens of flood warnings - though temperatures are due to pick up to above average for December
The East Coast is bracing for a messy, wet weekend as two storm systems are expected to merge and move up the coast ahead of the holiday season frenzy.
The Met Office is forecasting temperatures of up to 12C - well above the mid-December average - thanks to mild air coming in from the Atlantic, as the UK recovers from storms