Met Office weather forecasters have released further warnings for the UK as storm Dennis, the second threatening system of the week, brandishes severe winds as it heads towards the country. A selection of warnings is now in place until this coming Sunday.
The Met Office has now released warnings for the UK covering the next four days.
Agency officials released another warning for the country for Thursday, with snow and rain likely for northern England and Ireland.
A snow warning is now in place for the northeast during a nine-hour period from 2am to am
The warning covers northeast England, northwest England, SW Scotland, Lothian Borders and Strathclyde.
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The Met Office warned: “A band of rain, sleet and snow will become slow- moving across parts of southern Scotland and northern England during Thursday morning.
“3-8 cm of snow is most likely to accumulate above 377 meters, but possibly as low as 153 meters in parts of south-west Scotland. “
A second rain warning is in place for Northern Ireland, which will see potentially heavy rain and flooding.
The warning states: “Rain will spread northwards during the early hours of Thursday, preceded by a spell of snow above about meters.
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“Some heavy rain is possible over the Mornes and Antrim hills.
” Coupled with snow melt this may lead to some local flooding.
“Drier weather will spread to all parts from mid-morning.”
The warning is in place for counties Antrim, Armagh , Down, Fermanagh, Derry and Tyrone from am to 8am.
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Other weather warnings this week are for wind and snow, as storm Dennis prepares to bear down on the UK.
The system is currently looming off the northwest coast, and will touch down at the end of the week with heavy wind and rain.
Forecasters have laid down warnings for most of England, encompassing everywhere apart from Scotland.
The Met Office warned strong winds would streak across England and Wales, with maximum gusts approaching those of storm Ciara earlier this week.
Their warning states: “Very strong winds in association with Storm Dennis” are expected on Saturday across many parts of England and Wales.
“Gusts of mph are expected widely inland, with around 90 mph in places.
“Around the coasts, especially in the west and south, gusts of (-) mph are likely.
“This will be accompanied by heavy rain at times.”
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