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Adam May

Met Office weather warning for huge rain downpours and wind after UK-wide flood alerts

The Met Office has issued further weather warnings for huge downpours as large parts of the UK brace for a deluge.

It comes after 40 flood alerts were issued for much of the south coast following torrential downpours.

The worst could be yet to come though, with forcasters prompted to send out further weather warnings.

A yellow warning for rain and wind is in place across London and the south east of England, as well as parts of the south west.

The warning is in place from 6pm tonight through until midnights, with a short period of very heavy rain and strong winds likely to cause some disruption.

There's also a weather warning issued for Northern Ireland and Wales, covering the same timespan, with residents urged that temporary flooding on roads could lead to delays.

Met Office weather warning for huge rain downpours and wind after flood alerts (Met Office)

Meanwhile, a yellow warning is also in place for Dumfries, Galloway and Lothian in Scotland from 3pm through until midnight.

Brits woke up to torrential downpours this morning with numerous flood alerts in place.

Five "act now warnings" - which signal flooding is expected at any time - were issued around areas including Eastbourne, Lewes, Burgess Hill and the Isle of Wight.

Cowbeech in East Sussex, for example, had recorded 34mm of rain in just 24 hours last night, with river levels possibly not returning to normal until tomorrow.

Heavy rain is expected across the country (PA)

Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge warned there is more to come.

"We are expecting to see 15 to 25mm of rain but it's basically mainly associated with some heavy showers," he said.

"So a lot of it is to cover the potential for some very tricky driving conditions tomorrow morning, being obviously Monday morning so one of the busiest."

UK five-day weather forecast

Today:

A windy and rather cloudy day for many areas with scattered showers and also some longer spells of rain in the west. Driest and brightest weather in the east.

Tonight:

Band of heavy rain and very squally winds affecting western areas during the evening, easing as it moves east overnight. Clear spells and blustery showers following into the west.

Tuesday:

Rain in the east turning more showery as it clears, then windy with a mix of sunshine and showers, heaviest and most frequent in the west with possible thunder.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Heavy showers in places on Wednesday, with sunny or clear spells between, easing later. Rain for northwestern areas Thursday and Friday, drier further south and east; becoming very mild and windy.

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