There will be three days of fierce winds as strong as 75mph across parts of the country from today with heavy rain also set to lash Britain all week.
Torrential downpours will strike huge swathes of the UK as stormy, windy weather batters the country. While today will start with some sunshine in the south and east, and rainfall to hit northern areas, forecasters say it will turn heavier and persistent elsewhere.
The stormy weather will then ramp up and begin to strike from tonight, with warnings of heavy rain and strong winds as well as 'severe gales' to the far north.
A severe weather warning for wind has already been issued by forecasters and is in force in various parts of the country until Thursday.
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