Biblical 40 days of rain in UK since beginning of 2026 with new weather warning
A weather warning for yet more rain has been issues for the south-west UK, all but ensuring a biblical start to 2026 with 40 days of downpour.
There have been no days so far this year where the country has stayed completely dry, with some areas hit particularly hard.
More than 200 flood alerts are still in place, as well as 88 more serious flood warnings issued by the Environment Agency.
Most of the warnings are concentrated in the Dorset area, which is also covered by the new Met Office weather warning for rain.
The yellow warning says: ‘Heavy rain during Monday afternoon and evening may cause some flooding and disruption to travel.’
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It will be in effect from 12pm on Monday until a minute before midnight.
Also affected are cities including Cardiff, Swansea, Exeter, Plymouth and Portsmouth as well as the Isle of Wight.
In parts of the country including Exeter Airport in Devon, rain has been recorded on every day of 2026 so far.
Yesterday, the Met Office revealed some areas in north-east Scotland and southern England had already recorded an entire month’s worth of rain in the first week of February.
Residents of Aberdeen have not seen the sun since January 21, making this the longest period without any sunshine for the city since records began in 1957.
Met Office meteorologists have been particularly blunt in lowering expectations for those who want to see a quick end to the bleak weather.
Becky Mitchell told the Times: ‘It’s not really changing too much in the next couple of weeks. There’s rain every day in our outlook currently.
‘It could potentially turn colder as well and we will continue to see further rain or snow for much of February.’
And Dan Stroud, who also works for the weather forecasting body, said earlier this week: ‘Unfortunately, there’s no end in sight.’
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