BRACE yourselves. Five days of weather warnings have been issued in the countdown to Christmas.

The Met Office has a series of warnings in place for  Wiltshire and Hampshire, which start from today.

A yellow warning for rain will be in force between 2pm today and midday on Friday for the counties. 

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Most places will see between 30mm and 50mm of rainfall, but some places could see anywhere between 60mm and 90mm.

The Met Office warns heavy rain could lead to flooding for homes and businesses and travel disruption in places.

Delays or cancellations to train and bus services are possible, while power cuts could also occur. 

A Met Office spokesperson said: “Several periods of heavy rain are likely from Wednesday afternoon until early Friday. 30 to 50 mm of rain is likely to accumulate quite widely during this time, with 60 to 90 mm over some south-facing hills of southwest England and south Wales.

They added: “Some drier periods are likely in between the spells of rain and the longevity of these is uncertain, but the overall accumulation of rain on saturated ground is likely to lead to flooding in places.”

Salisbury Journal:

Another warning will come into effect from midnight on Saturday until 11.59pm on Sunday.

The Met Office said while the amount of rainfall won’t be particularly large, up to 30mm could fall on already saturated ground making flooding more probable.