The Met Office has issued this warning for heavy rain and strong winds across the region.
The warning applies from 8 pm on Thursday 12 October to Friday 13 October at 8 pm.
The warning details are:
Rain, heavy and persistent at times, will move northeast across much of England and Wales during Thursday night and Friday morning, with some drier spells following across southern and eastern England for a time.
‘It will also become windy with gusts of 45-50 mph inland and as high as 60 mph on some southern coasts.
‘The rain will clear from the northwest through Friday afternoon and evening.
‘Widely 10-20 mm of rain is likely, but in the wettest spots 30-50 mm is possible, and some high ground of West Wales could see 70 mm. Also a chance of 20-30 mm of rain within 2 hours if heavy showers and thunderstorms develop over southern England.’
