Met Office warns 'dangerous' 600-mile rain storm set to hit UK with some areas facing washouts

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A massive storm, stretching nearly 600 miles, is set to drench parts of the UK as we wave goodbye to September and welcome in October.

Weather maps from WXCharts, supported by Metdesk data, reveal that a large portion of the country will be hit with heavy rain.The storm, covering a 575-mile area from Newcastle to Lands End, is expected to arrive just as we step into Tuesday, 1 October from 6pm.The Met Office's long-term forecast for the end of September also hints at heavy rainfall.

It states: "Showers or longer spells of rain, heavy and perhaps thundery, will affect parts of England and Wales at first, especially in the south and southwest but tending to ease away to the southeast early next week. "Elsewhere, generally settled conditions prevailing, albeit with low cloud and drizzle along North Sea coasts in particular; away from here, most places will experience above average temperatures during this period.

A short-lived quieter spell of weather is possible during the first part of next week, before a transition to a more unsettled, mobile westerly pattern is most likely by midweek and beyond, with spells of wind and rain in many areas, but perhaps interspersed with occasional drier and brighter interludes." UK temperatures are set to take a nosedive as we wave goodbye to warmer days and brace for an arctic chill sweeping in with October.