Overview

• Met Office outlook signals a stronger westerly pattern with an increased chance of wet, windy spells, bringing more rain to the north and west than the south and east.
• Environment Agency warns that heavy downpours on parched ground can trigger rapid runoff and carry pollutants into rivers, leading to fish kills.
• The Government’s Floods Resilience Taskforce meets today to review warnings and defences, urging the public to sign up for alerts, avoid driving through floodwater, and prepare household plans.
• Flood defence rollout continues under a £2.65bn two‑year programme, with about 27,500 properties better protected since March 2024 and a target of 52,000 by March 2026; 92.7% of critical defences meet required condition.
• Forecasters are monitoring a deepening North Atlantic low that could become Storm Amy, with several wet and windy days expected this week and local forecasts pointing to multi‑day rain in places such as London.