rain

“We need a decent widespread, 3- to 4-inch rain event. That would typically signal the end of fire season.”

In one number, Swinton, who goes glossy-eyed to show the cracks in her high-fashion veneer, poses in a transparent rain slicker while bleating raw, yowling noises that blend with the despairing strings.

A yellow warning for wind and rain came into force at 15:00 on Friday with the rain warning expiring at 12:00 on Saturday.

The complaint added that climate change causes more frequent and extreme rain and storms, citing Hurricane Helene as having “devastated communities in Western North Carolina.”

Heavy rain and strengthening winds will be felt across western parts of the UK from late on Friday.