The Met Office has issued heavy rain warnings for parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland with two inches of rain expected to fall today amid a barrage of flood warnings across the whole UK

A fresh barrage of rain is expected this week 

Britain can expect a turbulent week ahead with plenty of heavy rain and temperatures plummeting as low as 6C in the coming days.

The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings for rain in western Scotland and Northern Ireland, lasting until Tuesday morning – with some chance of flooding.

Despite the biting gales, which could see wind gusts of up to 30mph in parts today, there will be sunny interludes but temperatures will remain in the teens.

BBC forecaster Louise Lear said after a mild and bright weekend “the weather story is set to change with the week ahead”.