Rounds of rain, wind to pound UK into next week

Storms Freya and Laura brought strong winds and downpours to the United Kingdom in recent days, and more unsettled weather is on the way.

Despite Storm Laura departing, yet another round of wet, windy weather is forecast from Friday afternoon into Sunday for the British Isles.

Rain may dampen Northern Ireland and western Scotland before midday Friday before spreading across Scotland and Northern England Friday afternoon into Friday night with showers farther south.

Temperatures during this time will remain seasonable, limiting the chance of any snow to just the highest elevations of Scotland.

Gusty winds will accompany the rainfall Friday into Friday night; however, no widespread travel disruptions or other impacts are expected.

Wind gusts of 40-50 mph (65-80 km/h) will be possible across Northern Ireland, Scotland and Northern England on Saturday, which could make more of an impact on the region.

The risk for locally damaging winds will shift southward from Saturday night into Sunday as Wales and England brace for impacts ranging from travel disruption to power cuts and tree damage.

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Another round of downpours will spread throughout the entire U.K. Saturday night into Sunday in addition to the strong winds.

While travel-disrupting winds will be the most widespread threat from the stormy weather this week, the repeated rounds of rainfall will raise the threat for flooding, as well.

Areas most at risk for flooding will be from southwestern England to Wales, northwestern England and Scotland.

With this push of wet weather, a colder air mass will move into the region as well. This will bring the potential of more snow to mix in across Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland Saturday night and Sunday morning.

"With temperatures hovering around the freezing mark for many, most snow accumulations will likely occur on grassy or non-paved surfaces in these areas," said AccuWeather Meteorologist Tyler Roys.

The numerous downpours will total 25-50 mm (1-2 inches) of rainfall through Sunday, with local amounts up to 100 mm (4 inches).

Looking ahead to next week, unsettled weather is forecast to continue, along with the risk for a named windstorm.

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