UK weather: Britons bracing for wet weekend as Met Office issues 36 flood warnings
The UK is bracing for another weekend of wet and windy conditions, with multiple flood warnings already active.
There were 22 flood warnings in place on Saturday morning – 22 in England, 8 in Scotland and 6 in Wales – as the Met Office warned of “potentially devastating weather conditions next week”.
While temperatures are expected to remain mild, strong winds are also expected to be effective.
Heavy showers are particularly likely to occur in south Wales, south-west England and Cumbria; Rain here on saturated ground can lead to difficult travel conditions.
Northern Ireland, north-east England and south-east Scotland are forecast to have the highest chance of drier weather this weekend.
On Sunday, another rain group is expected to reach the country in the northeast direction and remain permanent in the northern regions.
A potentially deep area of low pressure could cause more problems next week.
“Later on Monday a deepening area of low pressure will approach the UK from the south-west, bringing heavy rain and strong winds, likely to affect the UK between late Monday and early Wednesday,” said Steven Keates, the Met Office’s deputy chief meteorologist.
“Currently the exact path, depth and timing of this low are uncertain, making it difficult to determine where it will be most impacted by strong winds and/or heavy rain.
“This system has the potential to cause disruption and severe weather warnings are likely to be issued over the weekend as details become clearer, so we would urge people to keep an eye on the Met Office’s latest forecast.”
The Met Office’s forecast for the remainder of December remains uncertain, with further periods of low pressure also predicted.
Meteorologists said it was too early to make an accurate forecast for the Christmas period.
On Thursday the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning as fog froze over parts of south-east England.
The forecaster said visibility could drop below 100 meters in places and a few patches of ice could form on raw surfaces before skies clear Friday morning.
