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UK weather forecast – Heavy rainstorm to trigger flooding as Britain braces for weekend washout, Met Office warn
THE UK is braced for a weekend washout after the Met Office issued heavy rainstorm warnings in areas of the country.
The weather forecaster warned the huge deluge could trigger flooding – bringing the record-breaking August Bank Holiday heatwave to a miserable end.
Forecasters say there is chance of travel chaos on Friday and Saturday – amid reports 100mm of rainfall could fall.
Met Office meteorologist Matthew Box told Sun Online: “We’re expecting to see some spells of heavy rain across northwest UK as well as Northern Ireland.”
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He added: “We’re set to see some heavy rain at home.
“We advise people in the affected areas to take care as there is risk of surface water flooding and possibilities of travel disruption.”
The Met Office issued ‘severe’ yellow warnings for heavy rain moving across southwest Scotland, especially across the hills of Dumfries and Galloway.
“A period of heavy and persistent rain is expected to affect southwest Scotland through Friday afternoon and into Saturday morning,” forecasters said.
“Accumulations of 30-50 mm are expected quite widely with isolated accumulations of 100 mm possible over the hills of Dumfries and Galloway.
“There is some uncertainty in the northern and southern extent of the heaviest rain with Dumfries and Galloway considered most likely to see some impacts.”
The alerts say that flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely and bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer.
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Tuesday saw the third day in a row of sunshine and sweltering temperatures of more than 33C in in southeast England.
The thunderstorms mark an end to the heatwave which saw records smashed for Bank Holiday weather.
But elsewhere it turned fresher, and thunderstorms developed in the east of the country through the evening.