5 d. ago Scots urged to 'securely fasten doors and windows' from 5pm today

With Storm Amy beginning to sweep through the country, the Met Office is urging household to take precautions.

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5 d. ago Weather tracker: wet conditions raise risk of flooding in south

Warnings issued for Serbia, Romania and Greek islands amid forecast of prolonged rainfall and strong winds While storms and hurricanes have churned in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, Europe has faced extreme conditions of its own. A low-pressure system that developed over the Mediterranean midweek moved north-east into south-eastern Europe on Thursday, bringing widespread showers, thunderstorms and prolonged rainfall.The system is expected to persist into Friday, with models on indicating 48-hour totals of 80-130mm of rain across much of the Balkans. Red weather warnings were issued for Serbia, south-west Romania, north-east Greece, and the Dodecanese and North Aegean Islands, highlighting the risk of flooding and threat to life. Strong winds also closed schools on Zakynthos in the Ionian Islands. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago All Met Office weather warnings still in place for Scotland as Storm Amy arrives

A series of amber and yellow weather warnings are still in place as Storm Amy is set to sweep the country.

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6 d. ago Flood alert issued in Stirling as Met Office issues weather warning ahead of Storm Amy

Storm Amy is set to sweep the region, bringing wind and rain until Saturday.

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6 d. ago When will Storm Amy's weather bomb hit? Map reveals when torrential rain and 95mph gales to batter Britain

The Met Office imposed a 31-hour yellow rain warning for western Scotland from 5pm on Wednesday until the end of Thursday, at which point the first named storm of autumn will officially arrive.

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6 d. ago When will Storm Amy's weather bomb hit? Map reveals when torrential rain and 80mph gales to batter Britain

The Met Office imposed a 31-hour yellow rain warning for western Scotland from 5pm on Wednesday until the end of Thursday, at which point the first named storm of autumn will officially arrive.

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7 d. ago Met Office warns 'intense' phenomenon set to sweep across UK as Storm Amy hits

A 30-hour weather warning has been issued as the storm hits

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2 w. ago Exact depth of puddle that could wreck your car engine as '10mm per hour' rain forecast

It only takes a small amount of water to cause expensive damage, say experts.

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2 w. ago Exact day '10mm per hour' rain storm will sweep length of Scotland

A rainstorm longer than the entire UK is to cause heavy downpours next week.

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2 w. ago Exact date '1cm per hour' rain storm will sweep ENTIRE length of UK

A huge rainstorm is set to drench the UK in just days, with forecasters warning of showers from the Scottish Highlands to the south coast - as well as downpours of up to 1cm an hour

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2 w. ago Tog24's 'cloud' coat with 30% reduction is as warm as it is showerproof for autumn

"It looks lush, feels great and although only showerproof stood up to quite a long stint of an hour or so of rain and kept me dry and warm."

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2 w. ago Met Office map shows when huge band of rain will hit Greater Manchester as 21 hour weather warning issued

The warning kicks in at 9am on Saturday

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3 w. ago Exact time heavy rain and 49mph wind gusts will hit London: Hour

Exact time heavy rain and 49mph wind gusts will hit London: Hour-by-hour forecast  My London

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3 w. ago One dead and thousands without power as Tokyo receives half a month’s rainfall in one hour

Central parts of city receive around 100mm of rain in a single hour, breaking records in several districts

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