UK weather forecast: Storm Alex to lash Britain with 65mph gales and heavy rain

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downpours dumped more than a month’s worth of rain across eastern Scotland at the weekend as Storm Alex battered the UK, sparking landslides.Angus and Aberdeenshire normally receive just 3.9in of rain during the entire month of October.But a weather station operated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency registered almost 4.9in at Mongour in ­Aberdeenshire between Friday night and yesterday afternoon.Forecaster Tom Morgan said: “It is a huge amount of rain to fall in just 36 hours."It is only because the region has been relatively dry that there were not more issues than there have been.“If this level of rain had fallen on sodden ground, the consequences would have been much worse.”A Met Office amber warning for heavy rain had been

with intermittent wet weather expected to continue on Sunday.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxBrits face a washout weekend as rain hammers the UK – with some parts under threat of flooding.Most of the UK will see heavy rain this weekend as Storm Alex hits.The Met Office has issued amber and yellow warnings in parts of England due to the threat of flooding caused by strong wind and rain.Met Office forecaster Aidan McGivern said: "It's going to be a very wet weekend, with some places wet enough for an amber warning to be in force."However, it won't be rainy everywhere all weekend.The weather will start to brighten up across parts of East Anglia and the South East by Saturday afternoon.Later on Saturday, parts of eastern Scotland,

Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across Greater Manchester this weekend.

Weather warnings are in place for most of the UK this weekend, with the Met Office issuing alerts not seen since March as Storm Alex washes through.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Residents in parts of Scotland are braced for heavy and persistent rain and strong winds this weekend due to Storm Alex.An Amber weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, Dundee and Angus from 6pm today and will remain in place until 6am tomorrow.A separate yellow alert has also been issued which started at 3am this morning and will last until 12pm on Sunday.This covers areas in Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Fife, Stirling, Moray, the Scottish Borders.

Heavy rain is forecast in most parts of the UK this weekend as Storm Alex hits the country.

here"The unusual wind direction associated with the rainfall will mean that the peak rainfall totals are likely to occur in some areas that are usually well sheltered and drier during unsettled spells of weather."Fast-flowing or deep floodwater is likely, causing "danger to life", the Met Office warns.Delays and some cancellations to train and bus services are "likely".Spray and flooding will probably lead to "difficult driving conditions and some road closures", the Met Office warning stated.And there is a "good chance some communities will be cut off by flooded roads."The Met Office advises people to prepare a bag that includes medicines and insurance documents and check for flood warnings.A yellow weather warning of rain remains in place

meteorological service, is to move across northern France and into the Channel overnight. The wet weather will then continue on into the weekend, with up to two inches of rain due to fall in 12 to 18 hours.On Saturday, a yellow warning is in place for western, southern and central England, western Scotland and all of Wales until 6pm on Sunday evening.There is a "small chance" homes could be flooded, while the amount of rain could cause travel disruptions and road closures.

Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain for the region on Saturday and Sunday.

strong winds reaching up to 87mph (140kmph) as the European storm hits the UK after France.