16 m. ago Met Office issues yellow weather warning and Britain braces for heavy rain and strong gales

Britain is bracing for a washout after a yellow weather warning was issued for heavy rain and strong gales, plunging the country into travel chaos with potential flooding.

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29 m. ago Met Office issues urgent thunderstorm warnings across entire UK – see full list

The UK is about to be hit by a deluge of rain and thunderstorms, with the Met Office issuing urgent yellow weather warnings spanning the vast majority of the UK

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45 m. ago Thunderstorm warning for London as Met Office issues 'damage to buildings' and travel chaos alert

Met Office yellow weather alert set to kick in at 11am on Wednesday and run through to 8pm

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2 h. ago London weather: Heavy rain hits rush hour as Met Office issues flood warning

The Met Office has warned that heavy rain could cause flooding in parts of the country

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2 h. ago UK weather: Brits to be BATTERED by a month's rainfall today

Millions of Brits will experience and onslaught of rain today with dozens of regions falling under yellow weather warnings and waking up to flood alerts in their regions

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5 h. ago Met Office issue yellow weather warning as months worth of rain set to batter UK today

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across the Southwest of England and south Wales, with some places set to see 60mm of rain fall in just a few hours

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9 h. ago UK weather warning with floods and nearly one month's rainfall feared TODAY

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning and estimates up to 60mm of rain is to fall across parts of the Southwest of England, where flooding is also likely

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10 h. ago Yellow warning for rain in force as heavy rain and strong winds forecast

A yellow weather warning for rain is in place from midnight until 2pm on Wednesday for south-west England and much of South Wales.

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13 h. ago Met Office issues 'emergency kit' warning for 31 UK areas with 14 hours of rain expected

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain covering 31 areas in the South West and parts of Wales, with the alert in place from midnight until 2pm on Wednesday

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18 h. ago Met Office maps show exact time huge band of rain set to batter UK this week

A yellow rain warning has been issued by the Met Office affecting parts of the UK on Wednesday

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18 h. ago Batten down the hatches, Britain: Heavy rain and strong winds to batter parts of the country as warmest summer on record comes to an abrupt end

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning as the nation braces itself to be buffeted by strong winds, heavy rain, thunder and hail tomorrow.

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20 h. ago Met Office issues Northern Lights update after 'heightened solar activity' brought aurora to UK

Sky watchers in the UK could see a second night of aurora borealis on Tuesday

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21 h. ago Heavy rain may cause flooding and travel disruption, Met Office warns

A yellow weather warning for rain is in place from midnight until 2pm on Wednesday for south-west England and much of South Wales.

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23 h. ago Full list of UK areas affected by yellow weather warning as 'heavy rain' forecast by Met Office

Heavy rain has been forecast by the Met Office for parts of the UK in the coming days

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23 h. ago Met Office issues severe weather warning as heavy rain poses risk of ‘flooding’

Heavy rain is forecast for parts of the UK in the coming days

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23 h. ago Scots could see Northern Lights again tonight after stunning displays yesterday

Scotland may be treated to another celestial display as the Met Office issues a rare alert for the aurora borealis.

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24 h. ago Met Office issues weather warning for heavy rain as parts of UK brace for flooding

The Met Office has warned flooding is possible as it issues yellow weather alert

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24 h. ago Met Office weather warning issued for 'severe' rain as 15 parts of Wales face possible flooding

15 areas in south Wales are set to be hammered by heavy rain

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36 h. ago Met Office issues rare Northern Lights alert for when Scots may spot phenomenon

Scots in these five areas will be able to see the 'best views' of the Northern Lights as the Met Office issues rare alert

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45 h. ago Northern Lights could be visible 'across Wales' tonight as Met Office issues update

The Met Office has said that a plasma cloud is set to hit the earth later today, potentially giving a lengthy display of the Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis

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