THE UK is recovering from back-to-back storms that brought widespread disruption, power cuts and flooding over the weekend.
Storm Austen, the first named storm of the season, hit southern parts of the UK on Friday.
Storm Boelo then followed over the weekend, bringing strong winds to Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, with gusts reaching up to 84mph in western Scotland.
The storms left hundreds of thousands across the UK without power, with engineers still racing to reconnect around 90,000 cut-off properties.
Forecasters say that a brief respite on Monday will not last long, so here is everything you need to know about the ‘s next predictions.
Is there another storm on the way this week?
The Met Office has said that unsettled conditions will continue into the start of this week as approaches the UK.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: “Storm Boelo is clearing away but there’s more wet and windy w to come as we go into the start of the week.”
This new system is tracking slightly further north and west than Storm Boelo, and is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to northern and western areas.
While this area of low pressure is bringing stormy conditions, the Met Office has not officially named it as a third storm.
But a yellow weather warning for wind has been issued across , taking effect from 3am on Tuesday and running until 11.59pm the same day.
Forecasters are monitoring the system as it moves in from the Atlantic, driven by an active jet stream.
Should the Met Office decide to name the system .
What is the weather forecast for the rest of the week?
As of Monday, October 26, a band of persistent rain is sweeping northeastwards across the UK, bringing a wet start for western areas.
The rain will be heavy at times, especially over Cumbria and the western high ground of Scotland, where up to 60mm of rain could fall.
Temperatures will feel relatively mild on Monday afternoon, reaching highs of 17C in southern parts of Wales and England as warmer air is dragged up from the south.
On Monday night, another band of heavy rain will move into western areas and spread eastwards overnight.
This will bring very strong winds, with severe gales expected across northwest Scotland.
On Tuesday, October 27, the early rain is expected to clear to sunny spells and showers, which will be heaviest and most frequent in the northwest.
Winds will remain strong, with gusts potentially reaching 50 to 60mph, and up to 70mph in parts of Scotland.
When will the weather finally settle down?
Forecasters say the wet and windy weather will begin to ease from Wednesday, October 28.
A ridge of high pressure is expected to build across the UK, bringing a transition to much more settled conditions.
Showers and winds will die down through Wednesday, leaving a bright and breezy day for most areas.
Thursday and Friday are forecast to be fine and dry with light winds, though some rain may return to the far northwest later on Friday.
As high pressure becomes more dominant heading into early November, the UK can expect drier than normal conditions.
But this settled weather is likely to bring overnight fog and frost as skies clear and temperatures drop.
