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Chance of storms this week as Atlantic jet stream roars into life

BBC News Monday 19 October 2026, 00:34 UTC 1 min read

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Gales are possible later this week as a deep low pressure system crosses the UK, but uncertainty remains whether impacts will be enough for it to be a named storm.

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