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Sophie Christian & Paul Withers & Lottie Gibbons

What the Met Office say about the Atlantic jet stream hurtling towards Britain

Most of the UK has recently been hit with heavy rain and strong winds after a storm moved in from France.

Transport delays, flooding and power issues affected many Brits with up to 50mm of rain and 45mph winds hitting the worst affected areas.

The bad weather was a result of a low-pressure system named Storm Aurore from France.

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And it doesn't look like there's going to be any respite from the gloomy weather as according to KentLive, an alarming chart showing an Atlantic stream smashing into the country could trigger days of persistent rain.

This stream could hit the UK as soon as Monday afternoon, significantly increasing the chance of prolonged periods of torrential rain.

Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said the pattern of the Atlantic jet stream appears to be north-south, "which is very evident indeed".

He warned low-pressure areas will be driven in by the jet stream towards northern areas of the UK, which will trigger periods of rain throughout the country.

But he warned that with this "amplifying jet stream, that could mean things get stuck", which could bring with it "persistent rain for a number of days".

Mr Deakin said: "On Monday, there is low pressure nearby and a weather front sitting across the UK.

"But the jet stream isn't really engaging with the low pressure and is staying to the south.

"The pattern of the jet stream is more north-south, particularly in the Atlantic, which is very evident indeed.

"The key point for next week is the weather will be coming in from the west and the Atlantic."

He added: "From Tuesday onwards, low pressure areas being driven in by the jet stream with the highest pressure down to the south.

"These low pressure systems moving in will bring spells of rain across the country.

"With that amplifying jet stream, that could mean things get stuck.

"There is the possibility of one weather system just lying across the north of the UK and getting stuck, which could bring persistent rain for a number of days."

The rest of October is forecast to be dominated by more unsettled weather coming in from the Atlantic, with the north and west of the country taking the biggest hit.

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