Heavy rain and 60mph winds are set to batter the UK amid the fallout from the United States' Hurricane Ian.
The Met Office warned the fallout from Hurricane Ian on Florida's southwest coast will be felt across the Atlantic. It fell just short of a Category 5 status but felt top winds of 155mph.
The North West is to expect a scattering of showers from Thursday onwards with the weekend ushering in heavy rain through until Monday. Flooding may affect parts of the country on Friday after torrential downpours, while a jet stream bringing low pressure will swoop in from the west coast, leading to possible wind damage.
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Speaking of the jet stream, Chris Almond, a meteorologist at the national weather service, said: "This will bring a much wetter and windier spell than we've seen so far this autumn, but nothing that is unusual for the time of year.
"The fast-moving system will bring strong gale force winds, locally in excess of 60mph, and heavy rain into the north-west before pushing quickly south-east through the day.
"We could see some minor impacts, such as surface water flooding or minor wind damage, as well as some short-lived impacts on ferry crossings, especially in exposed areas of western Scotland and eastern areas of Northern Ireland.
"Later in the day, parts of south-east England could experience winds of around 55mph, which may impact the English Channel too.
Areas such as Southampton and Plymouth on the south coast could see highs of 17C, with 16C forecast in London and Cardiff, 15C in Belfast and 14C in Glasgow."
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