Storm Amy forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain in coming days

The first named storm of autumn has been forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK.

Storm Amy will batter the country on Friday and into Saturday, the Met Office has said.

Meanwhile, the agency has issued a yellow weather warning that comes into force at 5pm today (Wednesday) and runs until 6am on Friday.

It warns persistent, heavy rain may lead to transport disruption and flooding in parts of western and southern Scotland.

Wet and windy conditions are then likely to spread to much of the UK from Friday and into Saturday due to the approach of tropical cyclones Humberto and Imelda – which were previously Atlantic hurricanes.

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