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Latest forecast for the United Kingdom
Last updated 24 minutes agoTonight
Tonight, Storm Austen moves across southern areas, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Damaging wind gusts on southern coasts. Clear spells in the north will be replaced by cloud and rain later on.
Friday
Tomorrow will be wet and windy with Storm Austen over the south. Some southern areas and western coasts will be very windy with gales. The rain will clear eastwards in the evening and into the night.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday
A band of heavy rain will sweep in from the west on Saturday brought by Storm Boelo, with winds strengthening again. Staying windy on Sunday with sunny spells, and some blustery showers for the north-west. Monday will see another band of cloud and rain move in from the south-west. It will continue windy, but less so than over the weekend.
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