The UK is bracing itself for half a monthโs rainfall in just a few hours with more flooding and travel disruption on the cards today.
Parts of Scotland will receive plenty of rain warns the Met Office, as they release amber weather warnings for three regions. The North and East will see most of this, with rain becoming heavy and persistent and will eventually lead to flooding in Central, Tayside & Fife, Grampian and Highlands & Eilean Siar by this afternoon.
The amber weather warning will last until 2pm today, reports the Mirror. It comes after flash floods tore through Scotland yesterday.
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Writing on its website, Met Office says: "The band of rain across central and western parts of Scotland will move slowly north and east through this evening and overnight, before clearing later Sunday. Rain will become heavy and persistent with some places seeing 40-60mm, and perhaps up to 80mm in one or two spots.
"This rain falling onto already saturated ground and into river catchments that are already high will lead to further flooding and transport disruption.โ
Typically, the UK sees an average rainfall of 120mm across the whole of October. With 60mm widely expected across Scotland and 80mph in odd spots, some regions will experience a significant portion of a typical month's rainfall.
Ground is already saturated in some of these areas and so residents are warned to be wary about flooding.
But, like on Saturday, there will be a north-south divide with the weather today too. Temperatures could peak at around 25C in the southeast of England, including in and around London, and across central counties. It will be a warm evening, forecasters said.
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Writing on Netweather's blog, forecaster Ian Simpson said: "In the south-east they will again peak at around 25C. Another unusually warm night for October will follow in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with some places falling no lower than 16C. Warmer air will also start to push into Scotland, though in Scotland minimum temperatures of around 10C are likely for most.โ
Speaking earlier in the week, Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Almond said: "Thereโs a big contrast in conditions across the UK through the weekend. While frontal rain dominates in the north, warmer air and high pressure is developing further south, which will bring some unseasonable warmth for much of southern and central England and Wales.
"Warmth to the south is likely to continue at least at the start of next week, before a likely gradual return to a more typically autumnal weather regime."
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