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Warning overview for UK
Warning details for UK
Headline
Heavy rain is likely to lead to some travel disruption.
What to expect
- A few homes and businesses flooded
- Bus and train services affected with journey times taking longer
- Spray and flooding on roads will make journey times longer
What should I do?
Further details
Persistent, and at times heavy, rain will develop early on Friday and continue until late afternoon or evening. Accumulations of 15 to 25 mm are likely quite widely and in a few places, such as across the western Sperrins, 30 to 40 mm of rain could fall. This is also likely to be combined with some snow melt over high ground. Conditions will also be windy.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
Headline
Heavy rain may lead to some travel disruption and local flooding.
What to expect
- Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
- Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
- Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely
What should I do?
Further details
Persistent and sometimes heavy rain is expected across the western and central Highlands along with southern Scotland on Friday. Accumulations of 30 to 40 mm are likely on high ground with peaks of 60 mm across the southern and central Highlands. Drier conditions will extend from the northwest through the evening.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- Clackmannanshire
- Falkirk
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
- 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
Headline
Strong winds could bring some travel disruption during Friday.
What to expect
- Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely
- Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely
Further details
Strong and gusty west to southwesterly winds are expected across northeast England and parts of southeast Scotland during Friday with gusts of 55-65 mph in places.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
- East Lothian
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- North Yorkshire
Headline
Strong gusty winds in association with showers may bring some travel disruption
What to expect
- Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely
- Probably some bus and train services affected, with some journeys taking longer
- Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely
- Some short term loss of power and other services is possible
- It’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities affected by spray and/or large waves
What should I do?
Further details
Strong, gusty winds are expected across Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England during Saturday. The strongest winds will likely occur in the vicinity of heavy, squally showers. Whilst not all areas will see the strongest winds, gusts of 55-65 mph are expected in places. Exposed parts of northern and western Scotland may see gusts of 65-75 mph. Showers will fall as a mixture of rain, hail and sleet with snow accumulations expected to be restricted to higher ground (above 200 to 300 m). Winds will gradually moderate during Saturday evening.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Dundee
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Cumbria
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh
- Midlothian Council
- 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
- North Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
Headline
Persistent rain, heavy over hills, may lead to flooding and travel disruption during Friday and Friday night.
What to expect
- There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
- Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services
What should I do?
Reason for update
Warning updated to bring southern extent of warning area a little further north.
Further details
Further rain is expected across northern England on Friday. Rain is expected to turn persistent and occasionally heavy over parts of the Pennines before clearing early on Saturday. 20-30 mm is likely to fall widely over higher ground with the potential for 60-80 mm in a few places. Given the recent wet conditions this brings a chance of flooding.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- North Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
Headline
Further rainfall may lead to flooding and transport disruption.
What to expect
- There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
- Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services
- Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
- There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads
What should I do?
Further details
Following a wet period, further heavy rain is possible on Monday across parts of northern England. Rainfall totals of 15-25 mm are likely widely with 40-60 mm possible over hills.
Regions and local authorities affected:
- Darlington
- Durham
- Northumberland
- North Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
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