Foot of rain to drench parts of UK as hurricane remnants sweep through
- Forecasters warn that nearly a foot of rain could fall on parts of the UK this week, particularly over the highest ground in western Scotland.
- The Met Office has issued a 37-hour yellow rain warning for western Scotland, effective from Wednesday evening until Friday morning.
- The heavy rainfall is attributed to the remnants of Hurricane Humberto and Hurricane Imelda, which are sweeping across the Atlantic.
- Persistent rain will develop from Wednesday, initially affecting Northern Ireland, western Scotland, and north-west England, with the South and East remaining drier.
- Later in the week, wind and rain are expected to spread more widely across the UK, with a possibility of very strong winds from Friday into Saturday.