Britain is set to be battered by 47mph winds and an inch of rain an hour, as four days of downpours begin today.
Because of multiple low pressure systems rolling off from the North Atlantic, this will push bands of rain over central, southern and northern England throughout Friday - and into the beginning of next week.
The Met Office has warned that around 32mm (an inch) of rain will fall across these areas. It will then clear south-eastward, but many locations still face showers with sunny interludes in between later on.
