Storm Babet: Live updates on Met Office amber rain warning in Greater Manchester and flood warning issued
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Storm Babet has well and truly arrived in the UK, and Manchester has not been left untouched. A Met Office weather warning for rain is in place with heavy rain expected today.
The weather warning is set to expire early tomorrow morning. Saturday will be much calmer and drier and weekend plans should remain unaffected by the weather.
We'll keep you up to date with the latest news around the region as the storm hits the region.
Met Office upgrade weather warning
The Met Office weather warning for parts of Manchester has been upgraded to Amber. This is in place until 6am tomorrow
Heaviest rain until 12pm
The latest Met Office forecast shows that there's a 95% chance of rain until midday
Met Office amber warning
The Met Office has provided information of what to expect during an amber weather warning for rain
Woman dies in Scotland
Some very sad news from Scotland as a woman has died after being swept into a river in Angus
Strong wind gusts in forecast
According to the Met Office, winds will continue to gust at up to 44mph throughout today. The rain is set to ease, which could make a difference if you need to be out and about
End of the Met Office weather warning
A reminder that Met Office weather warnings for Greater Manchester are set to expire at 6am tomorrow (October 21)
Disruption on the railway
The Manchester Piccadilly X/Twitter account has alerted travellers to a potential travel delay
The national picture
The Met Office has issued weather warnings across most of the UK, here's the current picture.
When will the rain stop?
The latest forecast makes it look like a pretty wet Friday and Saturday across the region. There are set to be some breaks in the rain in the next 24-36 hours but these, at the moment, look brief. Sunday afternoon looks sunny and dry, and you may need to wait until then for some sunshine.
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