UK weather: Britain braced for 75 mph winds and floods

Forecast of heavy rain has caused flood alerts to be issued across much of the South

Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
Thursday 13 November 2014 11:29 GMT
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Strong winds are expected with heavy rainfall and floods over the next two days
Strong winds are expected with heavy rainfall and floods over the next two days

Strong winds and heavy rainfall is expected to batter the UK on Thursday, as the Met Office issued weather warnings for much of Northern Ireland and the South West, where flood warnings have also been issued.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for parts of the south-west of England, covering Cornwall and far western parts of Wales, for people to expect winds of up to 75 mph.

The strong winds will last up to around 2pm on Thursday, but gusts of between 50 mph to 60 mph are expected across South West England for the rest of the day.

A band of heavy rain is coming into western parts of Northern Ireland which will slowly move north and east throughout the day. The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning across Northern Ireland, where 20ml to 40ml of rain is expected to fall.

Heavy rain sweeps over Piccadilly Circus in London

The Environment Agency has issued a flood alerts for the South West, the Midlands, South East, and Wales.

However, the Environment Agency insisted there is a "low overall flood risk," and that while some rivers may respond to recent rainfall, teh main risk is from surface water flooding.

The rain is expected to move across the country while another area of rain will come in from the south west, circulating at a low pressure, causing rain to fall across most parts of the country from midnight on Thursday to midday on Friday.

A yellow weather warning remains in the South West for Friday, where 10ml to 20ml of rain is expected, with up to 40ml of rain expected over the south facing hills and the south west of Wales.

Heavy rainfall is expected in eastern Scotland on Friday, with 20ml to 40ml expected on lower levels, and up to 60ml expected to fall on higher ground.

Dan Williams, a spokesperson at the Met Office, said: “This weekend looks slightly more settled for the country but there is still going to be rain in the South West and showers across southern parts of England, and it will still be fairly breezy on Saturday.

“It will be an unsettled weekend with showers in the South West and rain moving into the eastern parts of Scotland on Sunday, with the possibility of rain into the first part of next week.”

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