TWO days of weather warnings have been issued with flood alerts and 81mph gales as Storm Fergus batters Britain.
The tempest made landfall on Sunday as Storm Elin battered the country with strong winds and downpours on Saturday.
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A whopping 1.5 inches of rain fell at Blencathra, in the Lake District, yesterday as much of England got a drenching.
One van was abandoned and later towed after becoming submerged in three feet of floodwater at Buttsbury, Essex, on Sunday.
Nearby, a Range Rover believed to be carrying a young child was caught in four feet of water as Storm Elin sparked havoc.
And the wet weather will continue this week as a yellow warning for rain is in place from Tuesday morning through to the early hours of Wednesday.
The Met Office say this will cover a vast swathe of southern and eastern Scotland from Jedburgh in the borders up to Aberdeen.
Edinburgh, Perth, Stirling and eastern suburbs of Glasgow are impacted, with residents told there could be some flooding to homes and roads.
There is a chance of delays or cancellations to rail and bus services in flooded areas.
Spray and flooding may also trigger difficult driving conditions and some road closures in these areas.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Andy Page said: “Fergus will bring some strong winds and heavy rain for a time late on Sunday and into the early hours of Monday morning.
“The rain has potential to be disruptive in parts of northern England and parts of Scotland, especially where it’s falling on very saturated ground.”
While 45 flood warnings are in place across the UK.
It’s been a a mild start for many this morning with some southern areas seeing highs of 9C.
Monday will be a largely dry day with sunny spells for many, with highs of 12C in Plymouth, 10C in Liveprool and 9C in Belfast.
Patchy rain in eastern areas will clear quickly through the day but showers remain across eastern Scotland where the yellow warnings will come into force tomorrow.
A few showers will occur in the west but it will be brighter skies for many.
Through this evening and overnight heavy and persistent rain will hit Northern Ireland and Wales as an area of low pressure rolls in off the Atlantic.
This will clear eastwards and then northward across the UK overnight and into Tuesday.
Tomorrow will see further cloud and spells of rain move eastwards into Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland.
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There will be blustery showers in the south-west, some heavy and thundery.
Despite a wet outlook, Tuesday will see highs of 12C in London, 11C in Norwich, 9C in Hull, 8C in Newcastle and 7C in Edinburgh.
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