Heavy Rain to Sweep Across UK This Weekend

Strategic Insights -

A new band of heavy and thundery rain is forecast to move across the UK from Saturday to Sunday, affecting central and southern England and Wales. This comes after earlier heavy rain lashed southern England and Wales on Thursday and Friday. The Environment Agency has issued two flood alerts in south-west England, while one flood warning remains in place in Ilston, south Wales. The Met Office is keeping weather warnings under review, with deputy chief meteorologist Dan Harris stating that the forecast comes with larger uncertainties than average due to a complex meteorological pattern.

Key Takeaways:

  • A new band of heavy and thundery rain will move across the UK from Saturday to Sunday, affecting central and southern England and Wales.
  • The Environment Agency has issued two flood alerts in south-west England, including in populated areas around the Lower Avon river.
  • One flood warning remains in place in Ilston, south Wales.
  • The Met Office is keeping weather warnings under review, with the potential for more to be issued after several earlier this week.
  • Dan Harris, deputy chief meteorologist, stated that the forecast comes with larger uncertainties than average due to a complex meteorological pattern.
  • Initial cloud and patchy rain will scatter across England and Wales on Saturday before a further band of heavy and thundery rain arrives in the far south later in the day.
  • Lengthy sunny and dry spells are expected further north, but conditions will be turning cloudier and more mild.

Statistics:

  • 2 flood alerts issued in south-west England as of Saturday morning.
  • 1 flood warning in place in Ilston, south Wales as of Saturday morning.
  • Southern and central England at low risk of flooding impacting on properties and causing travel disruption.
  • Cooler, fresher temperatures expected across the country into next week.

Sources:

  • Met Office (@metoffice) Twitter account, September 6, 2024
  • Met Office (@metoffice) Twitter account is referenced as the source for the forecast information.
  • Met Office (@metoffice) Twitter account, September 6, 2024
  • PA Archive, Jacob King, PA