The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain across parts of the UK, including London, south-east and south-west England, and parts of Wales. The warning remains in place until midnight on Monday, with heavy showers expected to fall on already saturated ground and raise the risk of further flooding.
Rainfall of 10-15mm is expected widely, with 20-30mm possible in some places exposed to strong south to south-easterly winds. By Sunday evening, the Environment Agency had already put 96 flood warnings and 218 flood alerts in place across much of England, mostly covering the South, South West, East and West Midlands.
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan warned in an online forecast that the conditions pose particular challenges. «Out towards the west here we have another area of rain pushing in through the afternoon, with the wind strengthening, particularly in the South West,» he said. «The winds are coming in from a south-easterly direction, so it is coming on to coasts that have been particularly affected by recent storms.»
Flooding and disruption expected
Morgan emphasized the flooding risk: «There will be some heavy rain and the rain is falling on saturated ground so further flooding is possible, particularly as we move into the evening.» He also warned there could «potentially be some surface water on the roads for Monday evening's rush hour and some difficult driving conditions.»
The heaviest disruption is expected on Monday afternoon and evening, particularly affecting parts of Wales, central southern England, and the South East. Despite the wet weather, temperatures will remain in double figures across parts of the Midlands, eastern England and the South East, which Morgan said «might feel relatively pleasant for February.»
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