Overview
- The warning runs from 6am Friday to 6am Saturday, with 30–50mm of rain expected widely and 60–80mm in places, exceeding 100mm on east-facing hills in southeast Wales.
- The alert zone stretches from South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire through the Midlands to just south of the M25, west to Devon, and across most of Wales, with the North West largely spared the heaviest falls.
- Strong easterly winds are forecast to accompany slow-moving bands of rain, and Met Office forecasters say further wind and rain warnings are likely as the system evolves.
- Natural Resources Wales and the Environment Agency report active flood warnings and alerts, with rising river levels and advice to check flood risk and avoid driving through flood water.
- Transport disruption has already been reported this week, including flooded roads, queues and collisions, and a westbound closure on the M48 Severn Bridge due to high winds.