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And you are watching bbc news. hello, you might not think it when you re caught in it today but many areas, especially across england, desperately need the rain. many still in drought, 11 of 14 environment agency areas, and nearly half the reservoirs in england are still classed as exceptionally low. so how much rain will fall today? this is our rainfall amount chart. notice how that rainfall spreads across the country. darker blue out to the west, could see up to 40 millimetres of rain on the hills. around 5 10 towards the south and east. but every drop counts. and with that there will be some pretty strong winds. whilst it remains breezy, it will brighten up across parts of the north and west later. that process begins this afternoon in northern ireland and western scotland, and heavy rain elsewhere. turning wetter across much of england and wales. some of that rain heavy at times. ....