UK weather: Met Office forecasts further rain showers
Heavy and persistent rainfall is set to wreak havoc on some parts of Britain by the end of the week prompting the activation of two weather warnings.
The Met Office has placed large parts of Scotland under the alerts which start on Wednesday and finish on Friday. The first warning, covering Strathclyde, the Lothian Borders, Tayside and Fife comes into play from 3am on Wednesday and is due to expire at midnight.
The forecaster tells people to expect flooding which could lead to difficult driving conditions, road closures, and delays to public transport.ย
Damage may also be caused to some buildings and there is also a slight chance of power outages. The Met Office said:ย “Heavy, and in places persistent, rain is expected to develop on Wednesday, especially across west-facing hills.
“A total of 25-50 mm could fall quite widely across the warning area, and perhaps 70 mm in a few places.”
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Then, on Thursday, October 5 a second warning will be activated for rain – this time covering a much wider area. This comes into force from 3pm and will cease at midnight on Friday.
The warning adds: “Locally heavy and persistent rain is expected to develop on Thursday and Friday, this following on from heavy rain across parts of this area on Wednesday.
“For lower-lying and southern parts of the warning area, 25 to 50 mm is likely to fall, with 75 mm in a few locations, but across the West Highlands 75-125 mm is likely, perhaps in excess of 150 mm in a few spots.”
Full list of areas affected
- Clackmannanshire
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
The torrential downpours will come just hours before the rest of the nation is poised for an Indian summer – with unseasonably hot temperatures spiking to around 26C on Sunday.
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The forecast for the UK this week
According to the Met Office, the breezy autumnal mornings will start to heat up by the end of the week.
Tuesday:
Remaining rain in eastern England clearing leaving a bright day for many with a scattering of showers, especially in the north. Breezy, with perhaps gales in the far north.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Often wet and windy across Scotland, with this spreading into Northern Ireland and northern England at times. Elsewhere drier with bright or sunny spells and turning warmer later.
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