By Miranda Pell

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It is set to be a windy and rainy day across Greater Manchester on Monday as the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning affecting large parts of the country. A yellow wind warning remains in place until 6pm on Monday (September 15) after coming into effect at 8pm on Sunday (September 14), covering Greater Manchester along with nine UK regions. Wind gusts are set to peak at 48mph in Greater Manchester at around 5pm and the Met Office reported that overnight on Sunday wind gusts reached a whopping 78mph on the Isle of Wight. On top of strong winds, there is set to be heavy rain across Manchester on Monday, with the Met Office warning of more than 95% precipitation for most of the day. The Met Office wind warning reads: ” Strong and gusty winds are likely to cause some disruption to travel and interruptions to power,” and further details explain: ” Strong west or southwesterly winds will arrive across coastal areas of southwest England and Wales during Sunday evening, then develop more widely inland during Monday morning. “Gusts of 45-55 mph are expected widely inland, with gusts of 60-70 mph possible at times along exposed coasts and hills. Winds will only slowly ease from the west later in the afternoon and into Monday evening.” Met Office precipitation maps show scattered rain across the UK throughout the day, with a consistent flow of rain over Manchester. According to the Met Office weather forecast for Greater Manchester, the heaviest rain is expected in Manchester between the hours of 12pm and 6pm on Monday. But it is set to continue through the night and into Tuesday morning (September 16). The rain is set to turn lighter by 7am on Tuesday, in time for people’s morning commute – but showers are forecast to remain until around 12pm. The rain is expected to continue throughout the day on Monday and throughout the night heading into Tuesday morning. The heaviest rain is expected between the hours of 12pm and 6pm, and then will get slightly lighter overnight. It will get even lighter from around 7am on Tuesday morning, before eventually stopping at around 12pm, according to the Met Office forecast for Greater Manchester. East Midlands East of England London & South East England North East England North West England South West England Wales West Midlands Yorkshire & Humber