UK weather warning as Britain braces for 400-mile wall of water
The UK has been battered by heavy rain in recent days - and more could be on the way.
The UK is bracing for more bad weather - with one forecast predicting rain hundreds of miles wide that could be set to batter Britain towards the end of next week.
Forecaster WX charts is predicting a stretch of the west of the country from Cornwall up to Scotland could see rain on Friday night, October 5.
The bad weather is set to travel across many areas of the country in the hours after arriving.
The latest Met Office long-range weather forecast, which runs from Thursday, October 4, was more uncertain about the timing of any potential rain.
It stated: "High pressure is likely to become more dominant during the midweek period, with more widely drier and brighter conditions and just a few isolated showers.
"However, this may be a relatively short-lived quieter interlude as low pressure over the Atlantic becomes increasingly influential into the weekend with areas of rain crossing through, although the timing of this transition is uncertain."
Some areas of the UK, including Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, have seen heavy rain and flooding in recent days - with roads closed in some areas.
As of 4.30pm on Saturday, September 28, the Environment Agency has 47 flood warnings, which means people should 'act now', and 84 flood alerts, which mean flooding is possible, in place across England.
The Met Office has also issued a weather warning for rain for southern areas of England and Wales from 4pm on Sunday until 9am on Monday - with a weather warning for wind also in place for most of Wales and the West Country on Sunday.
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On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Helen has left dozens dead across the southeastern US after making landfall on Thursday evening.
Millions of people were left without power across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Many areas found themselves submerged as rivers burst their banks and landslides blocked major roads - with concerns some dams in the affected region could fail as a result of the strain.
