Britain is bracing for possible flooding as heavy downpours and winds of over 50mph strike with the Met Office having put a yellow warning in place.
The first day of September was a dry one for most in the UK but that is set to change on Wednesday with rain spreading eastwards.
BBC forecaster Ben Rich said we'll see "outbreaks of pretty heavy rain" and some "fairly brisk winds", with satellites showing a blanket of "rain bearing cloud" moving in.
Western Scotland and Northern Ireland have already seen downpours overnight and it will move across the country "quite erratically and sporadically", according to the meteorologist. "Mixed in with this wet weather, there will be some pretty heavy bursts - there could even be some localised
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