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The Met Office has warned that a month's worth of rain could fall over some parts of the UK over the next 24 hours.
The weather agency has issued an amber warning for rain covering parts of the north west of England and North Wales, which will remain in place until noon on Thursday. Forecasters say some areas could see flooding and some disruption to transport and other services.
On X, formerly Twitter, the Met Office posted: "A month's worth of rain may fall within the next 24 hours in some parts of the UK. Flooding is likely in places so stay weather aware and up to date with the warnings."
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Weather maps show that some parts of the north west coast of England could see more than 32mm of rain per hour from around 8pm, while parts of Greater Manchester could see up to 16mm of rainfall in an hour.
The Met Office said it will also feel breezy around coastal areas and temperatures will feel lower than they have been recently, with highs of 17C on Wednesday.
Heavy rain will continue throughout Wednesday evening, turning lighter overnight and patchy by the morning, the Met Office said. Thursday will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and cooler again with maximum temperatures of just 15C.
The rain will gradually clear by Friday before the region can expect some sunny spells and dry weather on Saturday, with temperatures creeping back up again.
The Met Office said there may be "difficult driving conditions and some road closures" while the amber warning is in force over the next 24 hours, with "fast flowing or deep floodwater" possibly causing a "danger to life". Some communities may be cut off by flooded
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