More rain is expected in the west of the UK and Ireland in the coming 48 hours as a trough remains west of the UK. Here's the forecast total rainfall until midday on Saturday showing the yellow and orange colours to the west of the UK, affecting southwest Scotland, western Wales

The ECMWF 46-day forecast has been issued into the later stages of December. There's a change in the forecast with higher pressure to the north of the UK now seen as not being such a dominating feature, but a definite build in pressure into December to the east. It's similar to the