Storm Dudley and Eunice have hit the UK - and the Met Office has said they could bring a danger to life.

There is an Amber weather warning for wind in place across London on Friday, and rail companies are already issuing warnings not to travel.

It's started off as a fairly sunny Thursday in London, with some winds, and it's forecast to be fairly pleasant for the rest of the day.

However, the bleak weather begins in the early hours of Friday morning, with dark cloud, heavy rain and strong winds.

Here, we have the hour-by-hour Met Office forecast for Thursday:

11am - Sun

12pm - Sunny intervals

1pm - Cloudy

2pm - Overcast

3pm - Sunny intervals

4pm - Sunny intervals

5pm - Sunny intervals

6pm - Clear night

7pm - Partly cloudy

8pm - Cloudy

9pm - Cloudy

10pm - Cloudy

11pm - Cloudy

Met Office forcecast in full:

Today:

Windy at first, but mainly dry with sunny spells. Becoming cloudy for a while as scattered showers move east across the region, but later becoming dry with cloud breaks developing. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with clear spells at first, but quickly becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain spreading northeastwards overnight. Some of the rain may be heavy at times. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Friday:

Heavy rain soon clearing, and showers or longer spells of rain following. while winds quickly increase, becoming very strong and potentially disruptive due to Storm Eunice. Dry and clearer later. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Remaining unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain and often windy conditions, although Monday is likely to be largely dry. Temperatures near normal then becoming mild.

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