WEEKEND WASHOUT
UK weather forecast warning with 3 inches of rain and 70mph winds tonight as Hurricane Oscar batters Britain
A Met spokesman said: 'Heavy rain will spread from the west later Friday evening, and will last for much of Saturday'
BRITS are braced for a weekend washout with Hurricane Oscar looming.
The Met Office has issued a "severe weather warning" for parts of the UK with up to 3 inches of rain and 70mph winds forecast.
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North west Scotland will be the worst hit region, including Fife, Highlands and the Lothian Borders - and strong winds will batter coastal regions.
A Met spokesman told the :"Heavy rain will spread from the west later Friday evening, and will last for much of Saturday, before slowly clearing from the northwest.
"30-50mm is expected quite widely, especially on high ground with 60-80mm possible in a few areas."
We warned yesterday, how the tail-end of the storm could bring Bonfire Night misery.
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Meterologists even say that low pressure could create Storm Deirdre - the next on the Met Office list.
It would follow Ali, Bronagh and Callum as the fourth huge storm to hit the UK this season.
The rainy start to the weekend could bring mild flooding and traffic delays, the Met warns.
Forecasts show that Saturday will brighten up, but the gloom will return overnight, going into Sunday.
Brian Gaze, the chief forecaster for the Weather Outlook, told Sun Online: "Winds strengthen in the north west of the UK through Friday night with gusts of 70mph a possibility in exposed locations.
"Winds will be fresh to strong, gusty at times and approaching gale force along coastal areas.
"Occasional gusts over 50mph will affect the far north-west of Ireland and Scotland. Widespread rain is expected initially, turning showery later on, with some moderate to heavy falls, mainly in the west.
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"It remains windy on Saturday with gusts of up to 60mph looking likely in north western England.
"The windy conditions will be accompanied by heavy rain in the north west.
"Further south and east it won't be as windy but gusts of up to 40mph could be enough to cause some problems for fireworks display organisers."
Parts of the north west are expected to be hit with up to 60mm of rain over the coming days from Friday with southern and central part of England also seeing 15mm as the rain moves southeastwards.
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Hannah Findley, meteorologist for the Weather Company, told The Sun Online: "The remnants of ex-Tropical Storm Oscar will begin to arrive late on Friday, lifting winds to moderate to fresh in Ireland, then transiting between Scotland and Iceland on Saturday before moving off to the north-east on Sunday.
At the minute, the National Hurricane Association, which has been tracking Oscar's path, thinks the hefty winds and rain could hit the UK late on Friday and early Saturday morning.
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Katie Greening, meteorologist for the Weather Company, told The Sun Online: "Remnants of Oscar will arrive to the northwest of the UK Friday and pass in between Scotland and Iceland during the weekend.
"The southwest winds will begin to strengthen through Friday, reaching gale force inland over Ireland, Scotland and Wales during Saturday - gusts even higher with up to 80mph along the west coast of Scotland and Ireland and also along the Irish Sea coasts. Rain arriving over the north and west Friday, quickly followed by a second band of rain Saturday."
Friday is due to bring a bright start to the whole of the UK, although cold with temperatures ranging from 4-7C.
Through the morning, cloud with sweep across from the west and first showers will appear in the south of Northern Ireland from 3pm.
This stormy weather will worsen into the night and rain will spread to the south west of England by noon on Saturday.
Lighter but consistent rain will fall in the south west of England and Wales, while the East mostly stays dry.
London and the home counties are likely to see the last of the weekend's stormy rain falling on Sunday night.
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