Meanwhile on Wednesday, the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning with outbreaks of heavy rain expected in the south west and brisk winds that will push eastwards through the day. The heavy rains could lead to flooding and spark travel disruption, including difficult driving conditions and some road closures.

New long-range forecasts predict temperatures could plummet with wintry showers to follow, as models suggest the potential for a White Christmas with snow from Scotland down to the Home Counties

This is an in-depth Met Office UK Weather forecast for the next week and beyond. The recent rain has made up for the dry Spring and Summer for western parts of the UK but how much more rain is to come this week and are there signs of something different for Christmas?

AN AMBER weather alert has been slapped on the UK as “heavy and persistent rain” threatens to swamp homes and put lives at risk. The Met Office warned the downpour could drag on into next week,

"Danger to Life" Risk: The Met Office issued a "danger to life" warning due to the high likelihood of fast-flowing or deep floodwater. The severe conditions are also likely to lead to power cuts and cause some communities to be cut off by flooded roads.

The bad weather is not going anywhere soon it appears as the Met Office have updated their amber and yellow weather warnings

With Christmas Day almost upon us, people across the the UK will be checking weather forecasts in the hopes that we could see some snow on December 25