UK weather: Brave revellers get drenched on Leeds’ booze-fuelled Otley Run as heavy rain blasts the country

REVELLERS braved torrential downpours today as they hit the streets of Leeds for the annual Otley Run.

Frank Saunders, Chief Forecaster with the Met Office, said: “After the events of this week, the forecast is moving into a period of fairly typical autumnal weather, with breezy conditions and spells of rain and showers, interspersed with some clearer and brighter periods. 

“We still have warnings in the forecast, partly because the ground is already so wet but overall conditions are expected to be less impactful than we’ve seen over the last few days.

“Aside from scattered showers in the north and west of the UK, Bonfire Night (Sunday) will be largely dry and settled, although temperatures will be dipping compared with values last week.”

 schools across the UK were still shut yesterday after Storm Ciaran lashed the country.

The storm also caused a major sewage overflow and leaving thousands of families without tap water in and around Southampton.

Southern Water said: “We’re really sorry that customers are likely to experience either low pressure or a loss of water supply.

“This is due to Storm Ciarán’s unprecedented impact on the water quality and levels of the River Test, close to our Testwood Water Supply Works. 

“This has made it extremely difficult for us to abstract water and treat it for drinking water, and has led to a temporary site shutdown.

“As a result, we are struggling to fill reservoirs in some areas of southern Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

“Our teams are working around the clock to get our Testwood site back working as soon as possible as stormwater levels fall and water quality improves.”