The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings for wind and rain this weekend – with motorists told to consider disruption to travel and flooding across England
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UK rainfall radar map shows where it will rain across the country
Brits could face major disruption on the weekend due to fierce winds and flooding brought on by an Atlantic rainstorm.
Yellow weather warnings for wind have been issued across southwest England and Wales on Sunday. The alert has been put in place from 9am until 23.59pm the same day. Areas that have been plunged under the warning include Cornwall, Devon and Plymouth.
According to forecasters, people will have to battle gusts of winds up to 60mph in some areas. Motorists have been urged to check road conditions before starting their journeys, with others told to expect travel delays.
On its website, the Met Office said: “Winds will strengthen from west to east during Sunday, with gusts of 50-55 mph likely in places, especially near coasts and over/to the west of high ground, perhaps exceeding 60 mph in the most exposed areas. This will be accompanied by outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, which could lead to some surface water and spray.
“Winds will gradually ease across Wales and inland parts of southwest England through Sunday evening and night, but it may remain fairly windy along some coasts of southern and southwestern England during Sunday night.” Unfortunately, the harsh weather conditions will be far from over after the weekend.
Another yellow weather warning has been put in place from Sunday until Monday. According to the alert, a deluge of rain has been predicted for south Wales, Dartmoor and the Dorset Downs in particular. Brits could also face flooding in areas across southwest England.
The forecaster added: “Rain is expected to develop across southwest England and south Wales during Sunday morning, moving slowly east before rain gradually eases from the west during the second half of Sunday night. Much of the warning area is likely to see 20-30 mm fall over 9-12 hours, though some places may see 50-80 mm. These higher accumulations are most likely across higher ground in south Wales, Dartmoor and the Dorset Downs.” The warning has been put in place from 4pm Sunday until 9am on Monday.
Areas affected in yellow warning for wind:
South West England
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Isles of Scilly
- North Somerset
- Plymouth
- Somerset
- Torbay
Wales
- Bridgend
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Conwy
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
- Neath Port Talbot
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Vale of Glamorgan
Areas affected in yellow warning for rain:
London and South East England
- Brighton and Hove
- East Sussex
- Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
- Oxfordshire
- Portsmouth
- Southampton
- Surrey
- West Berkshire
- West Sussex
South West England
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
- Bristol
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- North Somerset
- Plymouth
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Swindon
- Torbay
- Wiltshire
Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
West Midlands
