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A new yellow rain warning is due today from 7am, with up to 75mm of rainfall - the equivalent of a third of the average for December - due in eastern Scotland, according to the Met Office

A weather map shows a polar blast gripping parts of the country just days before Christmas - but the Met Office says that the outlook for the coming weeks is for milder conditions

Northern Ireland, Wales and parts of England are set to see snow on Christmas Day according to the new weather charts while other places can look forward to fine weather

The Met Office has flagged further flood warnings as parts of the country are set to be hit by torrential rain, after Storms Elin and Fergus caused disruption on the weekend

December started amid a cold snap across the UK, which saw snowfall and Arctic temperatures for many, but the mercury will start to lift from Monday - unseasonably so for some areas

Yellow weather warnings are in place today and tomorrow (December 10, 11) for lashings of rain brought on by two named storms, Elin and Fergus, as Brits prepare for a rain deluge

Brits up and down the country have been warned to take action against possible flooding as 45 warnings and another 232 alerts remain in place from Storms Elin and Fergus

Environment Agency, the Met Office and Scottish Environment Protection Agency says flooding "is expected" in many areas tomorrow as the ground is largely saturated already

Tornadoes have ripped through Tennessee, with six people, including a child, confirmed dead after the twisters tore through the state's north

Met Éireann, which is The Met Office's sister service in Ireland, has today named Storm Elin and Storm Fergus, which it says will cause significant rainfall this weekend

Storm Elin is bringing strong winds and heavy downpours to parts of the UK and Ireland today - and unsettled conditions will continue on Sunday, as Storm Fergus arrives

If you are out and about this weekend, you should make sure you are wearing appropriate clothes including a scarf and high-quality socks as high winds are expected to hit the UK

Huge swathes of the country are covered by yellow weather warnings for high winds and heavy rain covering much of the weekend, with dozens of flood warnings also in place

With the Met Office anticipating heavy rain throughout Saturday, authorities including the Environment Agency have issued flood alerts for waterways across the nation

Brits are being urged to 'act now' amidst almost 250 flood warnings and alerts across Britain with experts expecting flooding could continue into the weekend in places

The Met Office said the British Isles are about to be battered with three low pressure systems, bringing "very strong winds" and torrents of rain between Friday night and Monday morning

Dozens of flood alerts and weather warnings remain in place around the UK tonight, with people in Scotland potentially facing 110mm of rain ahead of the weekend

Strong winds will batter the UK over the next 48 hours as forecasters warned that the cold spell is set to be replaced by an Atlantic storm, with flood warnings also in place

The Met Office said temperatures will steadily increase at the weekend, bringing an end to the UK's bitter cold snap - but Britain will be lashed by heavy rain throughout the remainder of the week

Jet2, easyJet and Ryanair have issued travel advice for Brits with Christmas travel plans amidst Met Office warnings that further snow and ice could hit the UK later this month

A huge band of rain was seen heading directly toward the UK this week on the latest weather maps, with downpours forecast to drench most of the country before the weekend

The Met Office's long-range forecast, to some extent, reflects the recent slashing of odds of a white Christmas - Ladbrokes has snowfall on December 25 in Edinburgh at 2/1 for example

Parts of Scotland, England and Wales could see snow on Wednesday, especially on higher ground, the Met Office said. Other areas are likely to be hit by rain, forecasters added

It comes as a third of Brits worry about water shortages in the next five years - but almost three in 10 don't think about the environmental impact of their own water usage

Multiple yellow weather warnings for rain have been issued across the UK for Thursday. The Met Office warned residents of the risk of flooding, travel disruption and power cuts