THE Met Office is warning of heavy rain and floods causing travel chaos.
Brits are being told to brace for three days of havoc as meteorologists issue alerts across the country for the rest of January.
A yellow warning for rain is in place on Monday, affecting the north of England.
Leeds, York, Middlesbrough, Durham, Scarborough and Hull will be battered by intense downpours - as the Met Office predicts "heavy rain may lead to some flooding and impacts to travel".
The alert, which has been extended east, is in place from midday until 5am on Tuesday.
Flooding to homes and businesses is "possible", say the Met, while flooding on roads is predicted to impact bus travel.
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Train services are also expected to take longer as the rain lashes down with rail strikes also causing problems this week.
As we head to the middle of the week, a yellow warning for wind has also been issued.
The weather service is expecting strong winds to cause disruption on Wednesday for Scotland.
According to forecasters, gusts of 70 to 80mph are expected in the region.
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Powerful gales are being brought in by a jet stream pushing through from the Atlantic.
It will cause an area of low pressure to force its way to the UK over the next few day, say the Met Office.
The alert has been put in place from 7am on Wednesday until 7pm.
Meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said: "There will be outbreaks of heavy rain for parts of Wales into the Midlands, northern England, and this will continue for much of the day.
"Perhaps some rain across southern parts too.
"To the southeast of this, it's generally cloudy, a few glimmers of sunshine possible and then plenty of sunshine after.
What to expect
Rain alerts:
- Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible
- Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
- Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
Wind warnings:
- There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
- There is a slight chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties
- There is a small chance of injuries and danger to life from flying debris
- There is a small chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, air and ferry services are affected
- There is a small chance that some roads and bridges could close
"Frosty start across parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland, quite hazy across eastern areas and one or two showers for the Western and Northern Isles.
"Feeling quite cold under the cloud, and the rain cold enough for some wet hill snow over the highest ground across northern England too.
"The Met Office warning remains in force for the evening and overnight into Tuesday morning, as this heavy rain continues to slowly push its way north eastwards into the North Sea."
Greg added: "Turning wet and windy from Wednesday with severe gales in the northwest.
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"Staying unsettled on Thursday, though not as windy. Feeling very mild through the week."
It comes after Storm Jocelyn battered the UK just days ago with 97mph winds sparking flight cancellations and a "do not travel" alert after five deaths.