Met Office says snow is possible for some people this weekend - but others can expect 27C, thundrestorms, strong winds and up to 100mm of rain in a few hours. Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for rain have been issued for parts of northern England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the weekend.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Paul Gundersen, said: “A deep area of low pressure is bringing heavy rain to Wales, Northern Ireland and western Scotland today as well as strong winds to the far north of Scotland at first. Elsewhere, low cloud and muggy conditions dominate the south.

“Sunny spells are expected in the southeast and north tomorrow, but rain continues to affect the northwest, with 50–80mm of rain possible in Cumbria within 24 hours.

“The southeast will see a brief

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