Overview
- Yellow rain warnings cover South West England from 9am Friday to 6am Saturday and Northern Ireland from midnight to 6pm Friday, with 10–25 mm of rain expected widely and up to 30 mm on the moors in the South West and 40–60 mm over some Northern Ireland hills.
- Dozens of flood warnings remain in force nationwide as a major incident continues in Somerset, with authorities highlighting vulnerable river reaches after earlier red alerts along parts of the River Severn in Worcestershire.
- Storm Chandra set new daily rainfall marks in several areas, including 115.1 mm at White Barrow in Devon and 100.8 mm at Katesbridge in County Down, leaving catchments saturated.
- Disruption has included more than 300 school closures in Northern Ireland, rail and road delays, emergency rescues in the South West, and a lorry driver’s death in the New Forest reported earlier in the week.
- Forecasters expect further spells of rain and brisk winds through the weekend with wintry showers and hill snow in northern areas, and coastal authorities urge caution in Devon and Cornwall with large waves possible.