The weekend gets off to a wet and windy start with strong gusts and heavy rain set to lash Britain. Exposed coasts of Northern Ireland could see gales of 70mph on Friday morning while heavy rain could lead to flooding in Scotland, the Met Office said. "And that is going to be in association with outbreaks of heavy rain too, so there will be some quite nasty travelling conditions out there this morning." Met Office five-day weather forecast:FridayOutbreaks of heavy rain and strong winds will affect all parts. SaturdaySunshine and showers across are forecast in Northern Ireland, Wales and central and southern England, with strong winds at first.

Source: Daily Mirror February 08, 2019 06:40 UTC