Brace yourself for a weekend washout! Summer becomes a distant memory as thundery rain and 60mph winds sweep across Britain

  • There were prolonged downpours yesterday – with more than an inch of rain 
  • Forecasters warned of a weekend washout, caused by a storm system heading in
  • Forecaster Tom Whittaker, of MeteoGroup, warned of 60mph winds in the South West tomorrow and Monday, and 50mph gusts in the North East of England

By CLAIRE DUFFIN, SENIOR REPORTER

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We're only a week into September, but the height of summer could feel like a distant memory today as heavy rain and strong winds sweep the country.

There were prolonged downpours yesterday – with more than an inch of rain in the South and East – and forecasters warned of a weekend washout, caused by a storm system heading in from the Atlantic.

On today’s weather, Alex Deakin, of the Met Office, said: ‘As we go through the morning, the clouds will bubble up and then we will see showers developing pretty much everywhere.

We're only a week into September, but the height of summer could feel like a distant memory today as heavy rain and strong winds sweep the country

We're only a week into September, but the height of summer could feel like a distant memory today as heavy rain and strong winds sweep the country

‘It won’t rain all day, the showers will come and go, blown through on a fairly brisk breeze but when the showers do arrive they could well be heavy, and possibly thundery.’ 

Forecaster Tom Whittaker, of MeteoGroup, warned of 60mph winds in the South West tomorrow and Monday, and 50mph gusts in the North East. 

He said there was a danger of falling trees causing road and rail disruption.

With more than a dozen flood warnings yesterday in the North West, East and South West, bookmaker Coral cut the odds of this month being the wettest September on record to 2-1.

Forecaster Tom Whittaker, of MeteoGroup, warned of 60mph winds in the South West tomorrow and Monday, and 50mph gusts in the North East

Forecaster Tom Whittaker, of MeteoGroup, warned of 60mph winds in the South West tomorrow and Monday, and 50mph gusts in the North East

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