Rain is moving northeast across England and Wales today, becoming heavy and potentially disruptive across parts of northern England tomorrow. There will also be further areas of rain, with the chance of thunderstorms and strong winds at times in southern half of the UK later Thursday. The rain clears during Friday leaving a quieter but much colder interlude on Saturday, before a deep low pressure system approaches from the west on Sunday. Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for rain have been issued for Thursday and Friday.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “With the rain today and tomorrow potentially falling on already saturated ground a number of warnings for rain have been issued outlining the increased risks for potential impacts.”

“The highest rainfall totals are likely across the Pennines and North York Moors where 80-100mm could accumulate on Thursday, while others within the warning area could see 20-30mm quite widely. More severe weather warnings may be issued over the coming days so it’s important to check the latest forecast for your area”

Turning cooler in the weekend

After further outbreaks of rain in central and southern areas of the UK on Friday, it’ll turn cooler for much of the country ahead of the weekend, with a shift in the dominant weather regime.

Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Brent Walker said: “Things will be turning decidedly cooler into the weekend, with frost likely for much of the UK overnight on Friday and a more autumnal feel to daytime temperatures.

“A north-westerly flow of air is developing, bringing cooler Arctic air over the UK and dropping temperatures into the weekend before the next low pressure system pushes across the country from the North Atlantic. This will bring the potential for some very wet and windy weather late on Sunday and into the start of next week, though there is much detail to be determined on the exact conditions so stay up to date with the latest forecast.”

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