Those waking up to clear skies on Friday morning in Merseyside may be hopeful of a day without umbrellas - but they're set for a drenching.
The Met Office is forecasting rain arriving from mid-morning until late afternoon, including some heavy bursts.
Even after the rain retreats, Scousers will have to put up with breezes, and temperatures as low as 9 degrees - a sharp contrast to the 22°C temperatures enjoyed over the Easter bank holiday .
But this is only a momentary reprieve before Saturday's skies unleash torrents over Merseyside.
The bad weather can be traced back to Storm Hannah , the eighth storm of the season, which is set to bring rain and thunder across the UK.
The latest in a spate of low pressure systems, Hannah is expected to bring winds as high as 70mph to the western coasts of the UK with 55mph gusts making their way inland.
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Frank Saunders a Chief Forecaster at the Met Office said: “A low-pressure system will sweep in from the west during Friday evening and Saturday bringing strong north-westerly winds to Ireland and then parts of the UK; the strongest and most damaging winds will be felt across Ireland."
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He also added:"Trees are coming into full leaf and many people will be on holiday, so the impacts of a late April storm may differ subtly from one in mid-winter.”
Ireland and South-West Wales are expected to be the worst affected. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across the south of Wales.
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