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Yellow Rain Warnings and Flood Alerts Across UK and Ireland as Ex‑Melissa Feeds Soaked Week

Forecasters expect a very mild southwesterly to funnel deep moisture and deliver widespread heavy rain today, raising disruption risks without bringing hurricane‑force conditions.

Overview

  • Met Office yellow warnings cover most of South Wales from noon Tuesday to 8am Wednesday, with separate alerts for parts of South West England including a Gloucestershire zone and for Cumbria from midnight to late morning.
  • Met Éireann’s Status Yellow rain warning is in force for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork and Waterford until noon, after an earlier western warning expired Monday evening.
  • Natural Resources Wales has three flood warnings for parts of north and west Wales, including the Rivers Colwyn and Glaslyn at Beddgelert and the lower Towy, as wider flood alerts remain in place.
  • In Cumbria, the Environment Agency reports multiple flood alerts on catchments including the Kent and Bela, Brathay, Rothay and Winster, and Duddon and Crake, following earlier warnings around Keswick.
  • Forecasts call for 20–30 mm of rain widely, 30–60 mm in many warned areas, over 50 mm on exposed hills such as the Brecon Beacons and Dartmoor, and up to 80 mm in a few prone parts of Cumbria, with probable travel delays and some property flooding; officials urge flood plans and travel checks.