UK weather: Met Office gives exact times five inches of rain to batter parts of UK TODAY

The Met Office has weather warnings in place today, including one for rain across south Wales and another covering Cumbria and Lancashire, as it forecast bleak conditions

Almost five inches — around one month's rainfall — is set to lash across parts of the UK today.

Flooding is likely and conditions on roads will be treacherous throughout the day, particularly in the morning. The band of low pressure is sweeping in from the west, and lead to especially heavy rain across south Wales, the Southwest of England and parts of the Northwest of England.

The Met Office has now detailed when exactly rain is anticipated for each area subject to the four weather warnings in place today . Weather maps show red hues — denoting the heaviest downpours — across western parts of the UK, such as