The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain and strong winds across multiple regions of the UK. The weather warning is in effect as follows:
Between 21:00 (UTC) on Fri 13 Jan 2023 & 12:00 (UTC) on Sat 14 Jan 2023
Heavy rain bringing the chance of some flooding & disruption.
What to expect
Outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, will move in from the southwest on Friday evening then persist overnight into Saturday. 20 to 30 mm rain is likely quite widely with 40 to 50 mm on some hills. With conditions already very wet this is likely to cause some flooding. The rain will also be accompanied by strong winds, with gusts of 40-50 mph & possibly 60 mph on some exposed coasts in the south. The rain & strong winds will clear eastwards during Saturday daytime.
(Looking for the weather forecast tomorrow or for the next 7 days? Click on the links below for a 7 day weather forecast for each region)
East Midlands: Derbyshire
NE England: Durham
NW England: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside
SW England: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay, Wiltshire
Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Swansea, Wrexham
West Midlands: Herefordshire, Shropshire
Yorkshire & Humber: North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
The Met Office advises that people in these regions should expect the possibility of flooded homes & businesses, delays in bus and train services, spray and flooding on roads, and potential disruptions to power supplies and other services. They advise people to take extra care while traveling and to keep an eye on the latest weather forecast and warnings.
