Met Office maps show 45 areas to be drenched in rain on Friday - full list

Met Office maps show 45 areas to be drenched in rain on Friday - full list The Met Office has predicted heavy rainfall to hit several areas across the UK as weather maps show a thick blue band of rain travelling across the country The UK is set to be covered by rain on Friday as Met Office weather maps show a huge band stretching across the country. The forecaster's maps show 45 areas across the country to be hit by rainfall on Friday, October 16. The showers will begin in the morning with the main rain band moving eastwards from southwest England and Wales towards central and eastern England between 7am and 5pm. The maps show the majority of the rain to be concentrated across parts of southwest England and Wales, extending northeast towards northwest England at 7am. Scattered showers will also hit western Scotland. The southwest of England is expected to see the most of the downpours, with Cornwall covered by deep blue colours on the map in the morning. Further north, including Greater Manchester, is also predicted lighter rain. The main rain band stretches from southwest England through Wales and northwest England, with heavier rain hitting the Lincoln area at 11am. By midday more rain is expected in the midlands. By the afternoon, the south is also predicted to see showers. At 5pm the band continues to shift eastwards across England, with rain hitting parts of central and eastern England. Showers will still be scattered across Scotland, Northern Ireland and western coastal areas. London and surrounding counties, including Kent, Essex and Surrey are forecast rain this afternoon. The day is also expected to be cooler than the current conditions. All areas forecast rain on Friday: Scotland - Argyll and Bute - Caithness - Highlands - Isle of Skye - Outer Hebrides - Orkney - Shetland - Sutherland Northern Ireland - County Antrim - County Fermanagh - County Londonderry - County Tyrone - Belfast Wales - Carmarthenshire - Ceredigion - Conwy - Gwynedd - Pembrokeshire - Powys - Cardiff England - Cheshire - Cumbria - Greater Manchester - Lancashire - Merseyside - Manchester - Lake District - Devon - Cornwall - Somerset - Dorset - Wiltshire - Hampshire - Gloucestershire - Bristol - Buckinghamshire - Oxfordshire - Surrey - Kent - East Sussex - West Sussex - Greater London - Isle of Wight - Plymouth - Berkshire The Met Office forecast says: "A few showers are possible, mainly the far north and south. Much cooler than of late."