UK set for 'monster rainstorm' with millions of Brits to face a soaking

Birmingham could face 10mm of rain fall every hour alongside other places in the country

Parts of the UK could see 10mm of rain fall every hour as a huge rainstorm is set to soak millions of Brits in just days. Remnants of Hurricane Kirk could bring strong gales and heavy rain, with Brits warned to brace themselves.

The storm is heading towards the UK across the Atlantic. More unsettled weather is expected to hit the country next week as the ex-hurricane could make landfall here, reports MirrorOnline.

Met Office forecasters will be keeping a close eye on proceeding during the second half of next week. And a monster rainstorm could see a deluge engulf parts of the country on Wednesday, October 9, according to new maps from WXCharts.

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The maps reveal the wet weather could impact western, southern and eastern England alongside Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Birmingham, Southampton and Plymouth are among the areas which could see 10mm of rain fall every hour.

This could lead to flooding of homes and businesses, as well as delays to road and rail transport. London could see 0.6mm of rain while Birmingham, Edinburgh and Newcastle could experience between 2mm and 3mm of rain. Thursday is likely to be rainy as well, early indications suggest. The worst of this weather will be across Southwest of England, notably Devon and Dorset, where it'll also be foggy.

Writing on its website around the forecast for Monday October 7 to Wednesday October 14, the Met Office said: "An Atlantic low pressure system will drift eastwards across the UK through the first part of next week. This will bring widely unsettled conditions, with showers or longer spells of rain, heavy and persistent at times, especially over hills. Strong winds are possible too, with exposed and windward coastal areas prone to the strongest winds.

"The theme of low pressure will continue to dominate the weather for the rest of the week, with showers or longer spells of rain. There is a possibility that a deeper low pressure system, ex-Hurricane Kirk, will move close to the UK around mid-week, bringing further spells of wet and windy weather."

Windy, cloudy with patchy rain in the west. Dry with light winds and clear skies elsewhere, bringing a risk of patchy mist, fog and frost by dawn.

Saturday:

Another dry day with sunny spells for many. Cloud and patchy rain remains over Northern Ireland and western Scotland, turning heavier as it reaches western England and Wales by evening.

Rather humid on Sunday as a band of rain, at times heavy, spreads eastwards through the day, before turning to a mixture of sunshine and showers for Monday and Tuesday.