Tube strike January 2017: Commuters to be hit with torrential rain and gales in Monday rush hour

Torrential: Londoners are to be battered with torrential rain and gusty winds.
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Commuters are to be hit with a double dose of misery on Monday as torrential rain and gale-force winds are to batter London during a crippling Tube strike.

Millions of Tube passengers will be forced to travel across London above ground on Monday as the London Underground grinds to a halt in a 24-hour walkout.

Nearly all Zone 1 stations will be shut from 6pm on Sunday to start a week in which London will be hit by a triple whammy of strikes.

But weather experts have warned Londoners to brace themselves for hours of heavy rain on Monday afternoon into early evening.

“If you are standing at a bus stop you will probably want an umbrella in the evening rush hour,” forecasters from the Met Office told the Standard on Sunday.

The downpours are expected to begin early on Monday afternoon before clearing up by 7pm.

The capital will also be blasted with winds of around 35 mph before the weather becomes drier on Tuesday.

Heavy rain: Londoners are to be hit with downpours as they make their way home on Monday. 
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After days of peace talks between unions and London Underground bosses, the Tube strike was confirmed it will definitely go ahead on Sunday.

The majority of central London stations will close and a “severely reduced” service will run on the rest of the Tube network.

This week will also see travel misery for Southern Rail because of a three day walkout by drivers’ union Aslef, as well as a separate British Airways staff strike on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The RMT union and the TSSA are striking over job cuts and the closure of ticket offices under former mayor Boris Johnson.

Steve Griffiths, chief operating officer for London Underground said “there is no need to strike” and they have already started to recruit extra staff.

TfL are urging London commuters to be patient with transport staff and try to travel outside of peak hours.

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