The bad weather is expected to sweep south, with much of the UK under severe weather warnings in the run-up to the weekend.

Here is a list of warnings, where the bad weather is expected to hit and when.

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Amber rain warning - midnight Friday to 6am Saturday

This covers the following areas:

East Midlands

North East England

North West England

South west Scotland

Lothian Borders

West Midlands

Yorkshire and Humber

The warning means there will be persistent heavy rain that brings the likelihood of some flooding and disruption.

In most areas between 40 and 60mm of rain is likely to fall, according to the Met Office.

But the east-facing high ground from southeast Scotland to the Cheviots on the border with Northumberland, and south to the Peak District, may see between 80 and 120mm of rain locally.

Strong easterly winds may exacerbate the impacts of the heavy rain, the Met Office warns.

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Yellow rain warning - midnight Friday to 6am Saturday

This covers the following areas:

East Midlands

East of England

North East England

North West England

Wales

West Midlands

Yorkshire and Humber

Heavy rainfall is expected as two bands of rain merge.

The Met Office said: "A band of heavy and persistent rain is expected to slowly edge southwards across northern England into Friday, merging with a new area of rain pushing north from the southern North Sea."

Most areas can expect 25-50mm of rain, but some parts of the North York Moors and Lincolnshire Wolds could see 50-80mm.

Parts of north Wales, particularly Snowdonia, could also see more than 100mm of rain.

Again, strong winds could make the impacts of the heavy rain worse.

Yellow rain warning - midnight Friday to 11.59pm Saturday

There are additional warnings for Scotland up until the end of Saturday, with forecasters expecting another spell of heavy rain to bring further flooding to parts of the east and north of the country.

This rain warning covers the following areas:

Central, Tayside and Fife

Grampian

South west Scotland

Lothian Borders

Strathclyde

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Yellow rain warning - 3am Friday to 6am

A yellow warning is also in place for Northern Ireland, covering:

County Antrim

County Armagh

County Down

County Fermanagh

County Londonderry

County Tyrone

There will be showers in eastern areas of Northern Ireland from late Thursday which are likely to become more widespread, persistent and heavy through Friday.

There "remains some uncertainty" about how much rain can be expected, but the Met Office said most of Northern Ireland will see 10-30mm.

"However, parts of the east could see 40-50mm, with as much as 60-80mm for the east-facing slopes of the Mournes and Antrim Plateau," it added.

Blustery easterly winds could also be a hazard.

Yellow wind warning - 12pm Friday to midday Saturday

Strong easterly winds will continue to affect coastal parts of eastern Scotland and England through Friday and Saturday.

The warning covers these areas:

Central, Tayside and Fife

East Midlands

East of England

Grampian

North East England

North West England

South west Scotland

Lothian Borders

Yorkshire and Humber.

Coastal easterly gales, accompanied by gusts of 40 to 60mph are likely and could extend a short way inland and affect other higher ground areas inland too, the Met Office said.

The gales will be accompanied by large waves and dangerous coastal conditions, the forecaster warned.