South-west and Wales expected to bear brunt of bad weather as cases of seasonal affective disorder rise
The equivalent of a fortnight's average rainfall is expected to deluge parts of the UK today as a miserable summer is followed by the first big storm of the autumn. Heavy rain and gusty winds are expected to sweep in from the Atlantic, with forecasters warning that some areas will suffer localised flooding.
South-west England and Wales will bear the brunt of today's storms, with 50mm of rain and 50mph winds expected. The north-west, which had both sun and showers yesterday afternoon, is not likely to escape the downpour either as the poor weather moves to affect northern areas.
The latest instalment of foul weather follows one of the wettest Augusts on record. The Met Office has issued a weather warning because of the heavy rain.
"We have yet another area of low pressure swinging into south-west England during the morning. A band of heavy rain will move north and north-east across the whole of Britain," a spokeswoman said. "Ultimately it will have started raining in the early hours in southern England, and this will spread northwards towards lunchtime. Humberside and north Wales will see the heaviest of the rain."
She said more than 50mm was expected to fall in places, particularly on higher ground, equivalent to half the monthly rainfall in southern England and south Wales (106mm a month).
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