After a brief period of dry and calm weather on Saturday, conditions will become progressively wetter and windier, with additional rain likely in areas already affected by flooding.
As a low-pressure system moves towards the southwest of England and Wales, the weather will turn increasingly wet and windy throughout Sunday. Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued for rain across southern and southwest England, along with a strong wind warning for parts of southwest England.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Jason Kelly, stated: “Sunday will see the return of wet and windy conditions across the southern half of the UK. A rain warning has been issued for southwestern England and south Wales from 4 PM on Sunday through to Monday morning. Within the warning area, 20-30mm of rain is expected widely, with up to 50-80mm possible over higher ground in Dartmoor and the Dorset Downs.
“A Yellow wind warning has also been issued from 9 AM to midnight on Sunday. This covers the far southwest of England and western Wales.
Gusts of 50-55mph are likely within the Yellow warning area, with up to 60mph possible in the most exposed coastal areas and higher ground.”
Rain in flood-affected areas
On Monday, as the low-pressure system moves east, further rain will move south and is likely to affect areas that experienced flooding last
week. Environment Agency flood warnings and alerts are in place, so keep up to date with warnings in your area on the Environment Agency website.
Rain over recent days
Southern parts of England have experienced very wet weather in the last few days, with recent Amber weather warnings leading to flooding and travel disruptions for some.
Some counties in southern and central England have already received more than 250% of their average September rainfall, with the month’s full provisional statistics to be released on October 1st.
There has been some speculation about the impact of Hurricane Isaac on the UK weather next week. Hurricane Isaac is expected to transition into an ex-tropical storm through Sunday night and into Monday while over the middle of the Atlantic. If it does move towards the UK it will have significantly weakened and would bring nothing more than a normal autumn spell of rain.
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