It follows days of non stop rain
Large parts of the UK is set to be saturated next week with hundreds of flood warnings and alerts in place.
A total of 89 warnings and 223 alerts were in place in England as of Sunday afternoon.
Most were issued across the south-west and the Midlands, according to the Environment Agency. In Scotland there are four flood warnings in place.
Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon said: “Rain has been reported somewhere in the network every day of the year so far. While amounts are trivial on some days, and some areas will have seen dry days, the UK has seen a wet start to the year, particularly in Northern Ireland and southern England.
“This has largely been down to a succession of fronts or low pressure systems arriving from the west, bringing heavy rain at times, as well as damaging winds for some. There’s little sign of a let-up in the current forecast, with further unsettled weather in the coming days and over the weekend.”
Ongoing flooding from groundwater is probable for Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and West Sussex over the next five days, and from rivers across Somerset, the Environment Agency predicts.
There is a possibility of local river flooding for the River Severn over the next five days, and the Rivers Trent and Soar until Tuesday, the Agency says.
Properties are likely to be flooded and travel services are expected to experience delays.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain on Monday from 12 noon until 23.59pm. The alert covers parts of London and South East England, South West England, and Wales.
Heavy rain during Monday afternoon and evening may cause some flooding and disruption to travel. The Met Office warned to expect some chance of interruption to power supplies and other services, the Independent reports.
