UK weather news: Warning extended until Saturday as heavy rain to batter Britain
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UK weather: The latest Met Office forecast
The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning for rain until Saturday as further downpours are expected across eastern Scotland.
The heavy rain falling on ground already saturated from Storm Babet’s impact last week may cause flooding and travel disruption, the weather service said.
At least 20 to 30 mm of rainfall will accumulate from Thursday to Saturday, with 50 to 70 mm likely to fall over higher ground and “a lower probability of 80-100 mm in a few locations”.
There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.
It comes after an amber alert was issued for London and South East England today following torrential rain overnight and into the morning.
The amber alert was issued from 6.13am to 8am on Wednesday for parts of Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton.
Cloud and rain hangs above for Wednesday lunchtime
Maryam Zakir-Hussain25 October 2023 13:23
Yellow weather warning extended until Saturday
The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning for rain until Saturday as further downpours are expected across eastern Scotland.
Maryam Zakir-Hussain25 October 2023 11:33
Environment secretary Therese Coffey blames wrong kind of rain for Storm Babet floods
Therese Coffey told MPs a “rapid review” would be conducted after highlighting that some flood-hit communities felt they could have been given more pumps to stop them from becoming submerged.
At least seven people are thought to have died in the “unprecedented” weather event, while hundreds were forced to flee their homes in Scotland and northeast England. The storm brought a rare red weather warning to the North with torrential downpours battering the country for days.
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Mapped: Flood warnings in England
The Environment Agency has issued 59 flood warnings, where flooding is expected, and 85 flood alerts, where flooding is possible, across England.
(Environment Agency)
Maryam Zakir-Hussain25 October 2023 09:23
Met Office extends amber warning
The Met Office has extended the amber warning until 10am as heavy downpours sweep across the south coast of England.
Maryam Zakir-Hussain25 October 2023 08:52
Fog warning to cause morning travel disruption
Areas of fog are expected to continue to develop this morning becoming dense with visibility falling to below 100 m in places, the Met Office said.
This will lead to difficult driving conditions, slower journey times and some disruption. The fog will slowly clear after sunrise but may take until late morning to do so in a few locations.
Here are the places affected:
- Derby
- Derbyshire
- Leicester
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- Rutland
- Bedford
- Cambridgeshire
- Norfolk
- Peterborough
- Suffolk
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Greater Manchester
- Halton
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- Warrington
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Powys
- Wrexham
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Telford and Wrekin
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands Conurbation
- Worcestershire
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Kingston upon Hull
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
Maryam Zakir-Hussain25 October 2023 08:30
Red weather warnings in the UK: Recent examples
While only amber and yellow warnings have so far been issues for this week’s heavy downpours, a “danger to life” red warning was issued last week when Storm Babet hit our shores.
Here are some other recent examples of the Met Office issuing a rare red weather warning:
Maryam Zakir-Hussain25 October 2023 08:15
The latest weather warnings come only days after Storm Babet caused devastation across parts of the UK.
At least seven people are now thought to have died in incidents related to Storm Babet, while hundreds were forced to flee their homes in Scotland and north-east England.
About 1,250 properties in England flooded during the storm, according to the Environment Agency.
A total of 13 areas broke their daily rainfall records for October last week, including sites in Suffolk, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Kincardineshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Northumberland, Derbyshire and Humberside, the Met Office said.
(PA)
Maryam Zakir-Hussain25 October 2023 08:00
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