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Senior meteorologist Craig Snell, added there are a "few exceptions" to the warm temperatures in the far north of Scotland, but the weather will "generally be dry and sunny".

Alfred's path has slowed in recent days, with one meteorologist described it as a "walking pace" - which has sparked fears of prolonged rain and flooding.

Another meteorologist described its progress as a "walking pace", which has raised concerns that it may bring a prolonged period of heavy rain and flooding.

The bulk of the rain is expected to arrive late Wednesday and last through early Friday in Los Angeles County, said Robbie Munroe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

For meteorologists spring starts on 1 March but for astronomers the beginning of the season is based around the spring equinox which takes place on 20 March this year.