UK Met Office
The Environment Agency has issued 36 flood warnings - where flooding is expected - and 96 flood alerts - where flooding is possible.
There are 80 flood warnings still in place across the UK, forcing homeowners to prepare for the possibility of damage over the festive season.
Road and rail links have been severely disrupted by the heavy rainfall.
Christmas isn't Christmas without loads of rain and soul-crushing delays.
Northern Ireland, Wales and western parts of Scotland and England will bear the brunt of the gales throughout Wednesday night and into Thursday.
A yellow weather warning has been triggered, with strong winds of up to 70mph expected.
With rumours of a “40-day freeze”, could a fluttering of snow be on the cards for Brits come 25 December? 🌨❄️
The Met Office has also issued two yellow warnings for rain.
A yellow weather warning has been issued and nine flood warnings are in place.
Some flood-hit communities could see lows of -4C.