The UK is braced for winds of up to 75mph as the Met Office has issued weather warnings for even more downpours.
After an unusually dry summer with record heat, the weather has been more familiar in recent months as the country has been battered by fierce rain.
That looks only set to continue as the Met Office have issued three separate yellow weather warnings for wind and rain today.
Set to last from this morning until midnight at the latest, Brits were cautioned heavy downpours could cause flooding and disrupt transport.
Three separate warnings were issued covering large parts of the UK.
The biggest weather warning covers the entire south west of England and Wales as well as swathes of the south, east midlands, up towards Manchester and Liverpool in the north.
The rain and wind warning is expected to only bring brief spells of heavy rain but warned that flooding could follow.
Power cuts could affect some homes and businesses and Brits were cautioned to take care ahead of travelling with the warning in place until 7pm today.
The warning could also bring stormy weather with it and the chance of lightning.
A second yellow wind warning was issued for parts of western Scotland from Dumfries, north to Ayr and east beyond the coast.
It would lead to ‘strong winds’ that could disrupt travel throughout the day and Brits living in coastal areas were told to be especially aware.
The wind warning is only set to last until 2pm today, so the worst should be behind people.
The warning followed strong winds battering Northern Ireland earlier today and yesterday.
The third warning covers west Wales throughout the evening to midnight and warns of strong winds, following on from possibly torrential rain in the day.
The Met Office said: "A brief spell of heavy rain and strong, gusty winds perhaps causing some transport disruption and flooding.
"A narrow band of rain, heavy at times and perhaps briefly intense, will move eastwards late on Thursday morning and into the afternoon, clearing Kent during the evening.
"Ten to 15mm is likely to fall in a one-to-two-hour period, with around 20mm in a few places."
All three warnings follow on from ‘Act now’ flood warnings that were issued in the early hours of this morning.
They warned residents of imminent flooding and advised they take action including moving family and pets to higher ground.
Dale in South Wales was placed under one such warning by Natural Resources Wales. As was Slad Brook, near Stroud, and the River Nene, east of Peterborough, in England.
