UK weather: Met Office issues urgent yellow weather warning with heavy rain set to spark travel chaos & floods
THE Met Office has issued an urgent yellow weather warning – with heavy rain set to spark travel chaos and floods.
A band of rain will slowly push across parts of Britain today before clearing this evening.
Forecasters have issued a yellow rain warning for a chunk of western Scotland, which will be in force until 9pm.
Spray and flooding on the roads will probably make journey times longer.
Bus and train services will likely be affected, with delays in store for many.
And flooding of a few homes, businesses and campsites is also possible.
Around 50-75mm of rain is likely to fall over higher ground in Lochaber, Argyll, the Trossachs and Dumfries and Galloway.
Somewhere between 20-40mm of rain could fall elsewhere in the warning zone.
Strong and gusty southerly winds will accompany the rain and there is the possibility of the odd rumble of thunder too.
The Scottish Environment Agency has issued six amber flood alerts across the region.
A red flood warning is also in force for Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway.
Outbreaks of rain will also affect parts of Northern Ireland and north west England today before spreading into west Wales later.
Elsewhere will be largely dry with bright or sunny intervals and feeling warmer and more humid than yesterday.
Heavy rain will move slowly eastwards overnight – with a risk of thunder before it peters out.
But it will be another warm and humid night for many, forecasters said.
Is your area affected?
Yellow rain warning until 9pm:
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
- Highland
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
This week's Met Office forecast in full
Today
Outbreaks of rain will affect parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northwest England today with the rain spreading into west Wales later.
Elsewhere will be largely dry with bright or sunny intervals and feeling warmer and more humid than yesterday.
Tonight
Rain, initially heavy with a risk of thunder, will move slowly eastwards overnight.
Clearer conditions though moving into Scotland and Northern Ireland later.
A warm and humid night for many.
Tuesday
Rain continues to move eastwards during Tuesday but weakening as it does, and clearing the far east by late afternoon.
Fresher but brighter conditions following with a scattering of showers.
Wednesday to Friday
Bright spells and showers for many on Wednesday.
A band of cloud and rain then moves eastwards on Thursday, likely clearing to sunshine and showers on Friday.