News release

27 June 2007

Met Office warns of more severe weather

Met Office forecasters have issued an early warning of severe weather, with further rain and showers forecast to sweep across parts of the UK later this week and through the weekend. This rainfall, although not expected to be as severe as earlier this week, is still likely to result in further disruption across parts of England and Wales.

An area of rain is forecast to push across central and southern parts of the UK overnight into Friday with the possibility of up to 25 mm of rain, especially across parts of Wales, the Midlands and northern England.  However our main concern is over another active system which will bring rain across many parts of the UK on Saturday and Sunday with the risk of up to 50 mm of rain.

This further rainfall, on top of what has already been a record breaking wet June for some, will only add to the problems being faced across parts of England and Wales. The hardest hit areas are likely to see further significant rainfall, only exacerbating the flooding which has already occurred.

Flood warnings and advice on flooding in England and Wales are available from the Environment Agency, and for Scotland from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

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