Full Met Office weather forecast for Greater Manchester as amber rain warning issued

It's to be set a complete wash-out in Greater Manchester today - with 'heavy and persistent' rain forecast in our region.

A Met Office amber rain warning - which covers all of our region, as well as parts of Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire and north Wales - comes into place at 12pm. It will last until 12pm tomorrow with heavy downpours expected for most of that time.

Today, Met Office forecasters predict heavy rain will fall at every hour through the entire morning, afternoon and evening. Temperatures of around 14C are expected.

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The heavy rain is then expected to continue to fall into the early hours of tomorrow morning, before the showers begin to ease off from around 6am. More heavy downpours are then expected at around 10am tomorrow before showers turn lighter again into tomorrow afternoon.

Tomorrow is set to feel slightly cooler with temperatures reaching highs of around 12C. The rain looks set to let up slightly on Friday with cloudy and dry conditions predicted.

In Greater Manchester and the areas covered by the amber warning, forecasters are warning that 'flooding and disruption is likely'. 'Fast flowing or deep floodwater is likely' which could 'cause a danger to life'.

It is also likely that the heavy rain will cause delays or cancellations on trains and bus services over the coming days as well as difficult driving conditions and some road closures. A yellow weather warning for rain is also in place for much of the north of England, the Midlands and Wales.

This came into force at 12.15am this morning and will last until 6am tomorrow. Chief meteorologist at the Met Office, Andy Page, said: "The