UK weather: Met Office warns of ‘thundery showers’ as heavy rain sparks flooding – see exact date warm spell to return
BRITS have been warned of thundery showers as heavy rain sparks flooding – but a warmer outlook is on the horizon.
The Met Office predicts disruption across large parts of the UK today, as blustery weather sparks travel chaos and road closures.
Torrential downpours which began yesterday and continued through the night could see some rivers burst their banks.
Meanwhile, more thundery showers forecast today have triggered 54 flood alerts.
Met Office Meteorologist Marco Petagna said: “Breaks of rain working their way north across many eastern areas today, with some rain turning quite heavy at times.
“It could brighten up briefly towards the far south east, but that will also set off some heavy locally thundery showers and during the afternoon the rain will reach the east of Scotland.
“Whereas towards the west, and eventually down across many southern parts of the UK, we’ll se some brighter skies coupled with a scattering of showers.”
There is a flood warning in place covering Whitwell, Wroxall, Langbrigde, and Alverstone on the Eastern Yar.
This means flooding is expected to affect these areas.
In the last 12 hours, 30mm of rain has fallen at Wroxhall, which is described as a “large volume in a short period of time”.
Meanwhile, in Alverstone from around 1pm this afternoon, the main road will flood near the main road bridge.
A small number of properties in Alverstone and Langbridge are expected to flood.
There are also 54 flood alerts in place – where flooding is possible.
Flood alerts
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- Chertsey Bourne
- Eastern Yar
- Ginge Brook
- Groundwater flooding in Bishops Sutton
- Groundwater flooding in Bramdean and Cheriton
- Groundwater flooding in Deane and Ashe in North Hampshire
- Groundwater flooding in East Kent
- Groundwater flooding in Finchdean, Dean Lane End and Rowlands Castle
- Groundwater flooding in Flamstead
- Groundwater flooding in Hambledon
- Groundwater flooding in Hursley
- Groundwater flooding in Kimpton and Lilley Bottom
- Groundwater flooding in Kings Somborne and Little Somborne
- Groundwater flooding in Newmarket
- Groundwater flooding in Pitton, West Tytherley, Nether Wallop and Broughton
- Groundwater flooding in South East London
- Groundwater flooding in the Alton area
- Groundwater flooding in the Candovers and Old Alresford
- Groundwater flooding in the Crondall area
- Groundwater flooding in the Great Shefford area
- Groundwater flooding in the Henley and Assendon area
- Groundwater flooding in the High Wycombe area
- Groundwater flooding in the Lambourn Valley catchment
- Groundwater flooding in the Leckhampstead area
- Groundwater flooding in the Sherborne St John area
- Groundwater flooding in the Upper Aldbourne Valley
- Groundwater flooding in Twyford and Hensting
- Groundwater flooding in upper River Ems Valley
- Groundwater flooding in Vernham Dean, Upton and the Bourne Valley
- Groundwater flooding in villages surrounding Andover
- Groundwater flooding in West Dean, Singleton, Charlton, East Dean and Chilgrove
- Groundwater flooding in West Ilsley, East Ilsley, Compton, Chilton and West Hagbourne
- Loughborough urban watercourses and local tributaries to the River Soar
- Lower Avon and tributaries
- Lower River Soar in Leicestershire
- Nailbourne and Little Stour
- River Blackwater
- River Blackwater and The Cove Brook
- River Bourne and tributaries
- River Churn and its tributaries
- River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook
- River Coln and its tributariesRiver Kennet and its tributaries from Berwick Bassett down to Newbury
- River Kennet from Thatcham down to Reading
- River Lambourn and its tributaries from Upper Lambourn down to Newbury
- River Medina
- River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook
- River Sence in Leicestershire
- River Windrush from Bourton to Newbridge
- River Wye and The Hughenden Stream
- Tributaries in Leicester City
- Upper Avon and tributaries
- Upper Bristol Avon area
- Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook
Temperatures remain low for this time of year, with highs of 12C or 13C, with some areas in the southeast including London reaching 14C.
Blustery wind and rain is expected in the north east, with figures hovering around 8C in Newcastle and Scotland.
This turbulent weather pattern will move further north into the evening and throughout the night, affecting the Scottish Highlands.
On Monday, heavy rain is predicted to continue across the UK and a blast of cold air is expected to bring some chilly temperatures ranging from 3C to 7C.
A touch of frost could even be seen in the north as the day starts.
However, as the day continues the cold will make way for a milder afternoon with highs of 16C forecast in the southeast.
It follows a bitter start for Brits in the Lake District yesterday, where figures plunged to -6.3C.
Whereas, Heathrow Airport in West London, saw temperatures sit at a mild 14.7C on Friday night.
The Met Office predicted up to 8mm of rain every hour in southern areas yesterday as a vast weather front arrived in the later half of the day.
It came as a patters of low pressure moved in from the continent.
Despite heavy rain in the south, northern and western remained largely dry.
Long range weather forecast
Source; Met Office
Today
Locally heavy rain and brisk winds moving north across many eastern and central parts, mostly clearing into the North Sea by late afternoon. Drier and brighter in the west with sunny spells and scattered showers. Still rather cool for most.
Tonight
A mostly dry evening with clear spells and lighter winds. A band of showery rain arrives in the west through the early hours with freshening winds. Milder than recent nights.
Monday
A band of showery rain in the west slowly moves northeast through the day. Driest in the east, especially the southeast with sunny spells. A little milder for most.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday
Often changeable through the week with showers, merging to longer spells of rain and mixed with sunnier intervals in between. Warmer than of late and breezy at times.
