Britain to be battered by pummeling double Atlantic blast as Storm Callum hits UK
Callum will bring heavy rain and gales to the north and west of the UK on Friday with south Wales expected to see the most rainfall
Storm-battered Britain is facing a double blast of bad weather with a prolonged period of volatile Atlantic conditions taking charge.
Callum will bring heavy rain and gales to the north and west of the UK on Friday with south Wales expected to see the most rainfall.
Another wave of low pressure will bring further unsettled conditions on Saturday with persistent rain continuing the threat of localised flooding,
An amber warning for heavy rain is in place for south Wales, while yellow warnings have been issued across other parts of the country.
Hot on the heels of Storm Callum is the arrival of the remnants of ex-hurricane Michael, which is forecast to arrive close to the UK by Tuesday.
Former hurricane Michael has been described as the most powerful storm to hit the USA in decades but has now been downgraded to a tropical storm and will continue to weaken as it makes its way north.
A member of the public struggles in the wind during Storm Ali in September. Storm Callum is the next big storm due to hit the UK. (Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
However, it is expected to emerge off the east of the USA on Friday, forming into an extra-topical system as it moves over the cooler waters of the North Atlantic.
It may combine with another area of low pressure to bring more unsettled weather across the UK early next week.
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Forecaster Amy Hodgson, of The Weather Channel, said: "Latest model guidance indicates an eastward movement across the North Atlantic, and it will merge with a larger area of low pressure.
"This deep low, including remnants of Michael, is currently forecast to bring a period of unsettled weather across the British Isles next Tuesday or Wednesday."
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It's looking pretty unsettled for much of next week but it will be mild and breezy for most of the time.
Further ahead, low pressure looks set to bring more changeable, cool and wet conditions later in the month.