Numerous rain warnings issued
Further heavy rain is forecast to fall on already saturated ground with rain and flood warnings issued.
Read moreMilder and windier with some heavy rain at times.
Dull with pulses of rain, particularly heavy over south-facing hills and coastal areas. Becoming drier in western counties by the end of the afternoon. Windy with local coastal gales. Milder. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Clear spells and frequent showers overnight, these often heavy, especially in the west. Winds easing this evening before strengthening overnight. Turning quite chilly in places but staying generally frost free. Minimum temperature 3 °C.
Showers for many, most frequent in the north, with somewhat sunnier skies in the south. Milder than of late but windy with coastal gales possible, especially through the Bristol Channel. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Mild and windy this weekend with periods of heavy rain interspersed with drier/clearer and more showery spells. Coastal gales at times. Turning somewhat less mild on Monday with sunny spells.
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This period is likely to often be unsettled with areas of low pressure tracking northeastwards close to or over the UK. This means bands of rain moving in from the west or southwest, interspersed with brighter showery conditions. As such, the wettest weather is likely to be across western high ground, though all parts could see some heavy rain at times. There is a greater than normal likelihood of periods of very windy weather too. Potential for a drier spell of weather to develop for a time around mid-month, particularly in the south, with frost and fog more prevalent. Overall, a relatively mild period for the UK, with above average temperatures more likely than not, especially so in the south and west.
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Most likely to be unsettled with further bands of rain crossing the UK with brighter conditions and showers in between. The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely in the west and northwest. The chance of a colder spell of weather, with hazard such as snow and ice, does increase later in December and into the New Year period. However, conditions are more likely to remain generally mild and wet.
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