Met Office warns of 50mm of rain as Storm Conall named as next to hit UK

Heavy rain and strong winds are set to batter the UK as the next storm to hit the country has been named. Up to 50mm could fall in parts of southern England within hours.

A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued by the Met Office. It comes as the latest storm, Storm Conall, has been named by forecasters.

It is the third storm of the season, named by the Dutch weather service KNMI. It comes just days after Storm Bert left hundreds of homes flooded, turned roads into rivers and saw winds of more than 80mph.

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Dutch weather service KNMI names storms along with the Met Office and Met Eireann in Ireland. The Met Office weather warning comes into force at 10pm on Tuesday, November 26, and lasts until noon on Wednesday, November 27.

The Met Office said that Storm Conall will bring rain to the south and southeast of the UK tonight (Tuesday, November 26). It will continue to develop and strengthen as it moves east past the UK into the southern North Sea and will bring some strong impactful winds to the Netherlands during Wednesday, November 27.

In the UK, the storm with mainly bring heavy rainfall across parts of the south of the England. Met Office Chief meteorologist Steve Willington said "Much of the warning area will see 15-20 mm of rain, with 30-40 mm in some areas.

"There is a lower chance of 50 mm of rain in a few places, more likely for areas such as the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent, before rain eases and clears by early afternoon. Given the recent wet weather, some disruption to travel and infrastructure could be possible.

"Along with the rain, things will turn colder from tomorrow for all, with frost and some freezing fog possible." Looking ahead, the Met Office added: "Thursday will continue to see below average temperatures, with a cold, frosty and potentially icy start for some.

"Otherwise, it will be a fine day with light winds and a fair amount of sunshine in many areas, although freezing fog patches could persist in a few places. How long the more settled, colder conditions will last is uncertain, with rain probably returning to westernmost areas at least by the end of the week."