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Double cyclone that 'looks like ET' set to hit UK next weekend
forecast to engulf the UK in a deluge of rain next weekend with northern regions facing the heaviest downpours.Two low-pressure bubbles could make it a wet start to September, the Daily Express reports.And they are being compared, in shape, to the loveable 1980s alien character in Stephen Spielberg's classic film that recently celebrated its 40-year anniversary.READ MORE: Ex-Brit soldier on why he flew Nazi flag outside home leaving neighbours outragedJim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: "The bank holiday is looking very pleasant thanks to high pressure bringing largely clear skies. There’s a low-pressure feature with some significant rain associated with it that approaches the UK during the start of next month."This weather system, which looks a bit like ET, is one to watch, simply because it will set up a battle with high pressure and if it manages to get past it is carrying a lot of rain with it." While swathes of the country in drought will welcome the rain, it is merely the start of a long period of recovery.Dale added: "The rain that we have had and any rain in the forecast through the start of September will be a gradual unwinding of the drought.