The second named storm of the season, Storm Babet, will bring “impactful” heavy rain and strong winds to the UK from Wednesday, the Met Office has said.
It comes as an autumn chill arrived on Sunday, with temperatures plummeting overnight.
Just a week ago, sunseekers in parts of England and Wales were basking in an unseasonable warm spell, with highs of nearly 26C.
It was the warmest October day for five years last Sunday, when temperatures reached 25.8C in Kew Gardens, Surrey, with the average for October in London usually 17C.
The Met Office have put a yellow weather warning in place across central and eastern Scotland from Thursday to Saturday as heavy rain is set to cause disruption.
There is a chance of extensive flooding to homes and businesses, the isolation of communities, fast-flowing and deep flood waters causing a danger to life, power cut-offs, transport delays and dangerous driving conditions.
There is a yellow weather warning coming into effect on Thursday across eastern and central Scotland
(The Met Office)
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