The swing in the weather comes after forecasters warned a once-in-a-250-year weather event is underway that could bring with it bitter wintry conditions.
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Horrible dreary weather is in store for the next few days according to the latest forecast, with heavy rain and even snow in some areas. If you were awake early enough this morning, you may have spotted bright and sunny skies - however, they didn’t last long. The sunshine and blue skies were quickly replaced with dark threatening clouds and torrential downpours across the country.
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Met Office yellow weather warnings have been issued over the next few days with fierce winds due to hit the whole of England and Wales. Warning maps span the entirety of both countries, with up to 70mph winds forecast on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Met Office has issued five weather warnings for wind and rain over the next 24 hours, with the North West and Scotland likely to see the worst of the conditions.
They include two “danger to life” amber alerts for central and eastern areas of Scotland, with the Met Office warning homes and businesses are likely to be flooded.
NetWeather.TV forecaster Paul Michealwaite said “pulses of heavier more persistent rain” will become more prominent from Monday evening, before another wet-weather front closes in from the Atlantic.
He said: “Late Monday and into the start of Tuesday, the next Atlantic system will approach, with rain and strong winds arriving in from the west.