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Nathan Hyde

UK weather forecast: Yellow warnings as heavy rain and 65mph winds to batter Britain

People across the UK are being told to prepare for a wet weekend as heavy rain and strong winds are forecast.

The Met Office said rain is due to sweep east across the country on Saturday and it will be "windy for many", with gusts of up to 65mph in some parts of the south east.

A yellow weather warning for rain and wind, which states there could be some travel disruption, will be in place across the south east of England between 1pm and 10pm.

Weather warnings for rain will also be in place across the east coast of Scotland throughout the weekend.

Blustery showers with some sunny spells are expected on Sunday for most of the country, although some areas could be hit by hail and thunder.

It comes after the Met Office warned Hurricane Sam in the Atlantic could affect the weather in the UK next week, but said it is not due to hit any land masses.

Meteorologist Alex Deakin said: "It could be a very, very wet and windy (Saturday) afternoon across the south east in particular, with that rain likely to cause some issues along with those gusty winds.

"It might turn a bit brighter and drier across the south west later on, with some sunny spells too.

"But otherwise, it's going to feel pretty bleak out there with temperatures struggling in the low teens for most of us. It will be feeling colder because of the wind and the rain across the south east."

He added: "Through Saturday night and Sunday it will be very wet and windy across the far North East. Elsewhere the rain should scoot away from East Anglia and the South East, bringing fine conditions for the London Marathon.

"But there will be more showers in Western areas and those showers will move eastward through the day on a fairly brisk wind."

Five-day UK weather forecast

Today:

Heavy rain moving eastwards across many parts of England, Wales and Scotland. Brighter for Northern Ireland but with some heavy showers. Windy for many with gales across the coasts of South East England.

Tonight:

Heavy rain clearing eastwards but persisting across northern and eastern Scotland. Showers affecting western areas. Winds easing across the southeast but gales developing across northern Scotland.

Sunday:

Heavy rain and gales across the far north of Scotland. Sunny spells and blustery showers elsewhere, some heavy with hail and thunder.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Sunny spells and scattered heavy showers Monday. Heavy rain and strong winds spreading across England and Wales Tuesday, mostly dry elsewhere. Rain spreading to the far northwest Wednesday, fine elsewhere.

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