UK weather forecast: Parts of country could see month’s worth of rain in one day
Written by News on 10/06/2019
Some parts of the UK could see a month’s worth of rainfall in a single day as severe weather warnings are issued.
The Met Office has issued four yellow severe weather warnings for rain – and affected areas could see local flooding and disruption to transport.
The worst of it will come in the afternoon and evening.
An amber severe warning is in place for rain for London and the southeast, meaning there is a risk of flooding and transport disruption with fast-flowing floodwater causing danger to life.
Wet and windy conditions are set to last well into the week, with cooler-than-average temperatures for this time of year.
“Homes and businesses are likely to be flooded, causing damage to some buildings,” the Met Office said, adding 50 60mm of rain could fall in four to six hours.
The Environment Agency (EA) has one flood alert on the River Ravensbourne in London covering the boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich and Croydon.
It said there was a risk of flooding for low-lying land, gardens and roads that are close to the river between 7am and 6pm.
The EA added: “We are actively monitoring the situation and are prepared to respond if required.
“Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.”
Forecaster Simon Partridge said: “A number of spots around could see, within a few days really, a month’s worth of rain, so a wet, windy, fairly cool week for most.”
The first weather warning lasts until the end of the day, spanning from the Humber right down to the south coast, and from the East Midlands to Portsmouth.
The amber warning is in place all afternoon and evening.
Many places will see 20mm of rainfall, while isolated spots could see between 40mm and 60mm.
The average monthly rainfall for the South East in June is about 50mm.
Weather warnings are in force for the whole of Tuesday up to midday on Thursday for northeastern England down to the Wash and as far west as the West Midlands.
Mr Partridge said: “There is the potential some spots could see a month’s worth of rain in one day.
“It will be fairly localised with a number of other places seeing nearly half of month’s rain – so a very wet day.”
In the South East, the top temperature is expected to be 14C or 15C (57F or 59F) – some 6C or 7C cooler than the average for this time of year.
The band of rain will head slightly north and west before settling.
Northern Ireland and Scotland will enjoy the best of the weather, staying mostly dry with sunny spells.
Areas under the rain band will experience temperatures ranging from 13C to 17C (55.4F to 62.6F).
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