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Brief calm before Storm Austen

[Published 06:30 22/10/2026]

Storm Austen. Posted by Brian Gaze

Much of the UK has a good deal of dry weather today, but Storm Austen is approaching. By late afternoon it will be starting to make its presence felt in the south west, as cloud builds, outbreaks of rain develop and winds strengthen. Through tonight and tomorrow, it becomes wet and windy across much of the UK, with gusts approaching 80mph in the south west and around 50mph inland....READ IN FULL

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