More Than Half A Month’s Rain To Fall In 24 Hours!

Can you imagine what it would be like for more than half a month’s rain to fall within 24 hours?

Well, it is not just an imagination, but the fact of a warning from the metrological office.

It has said that for 24 hours from 6pm on Monday, outbreaks of rain would become persistent and heavy.

Up to 40mm of rainfall is forecast in some areas, and 60-80mm of rain could fall amounting to more than half the average monthly rainfall in December.

The above are highlights of more flood warnings that have been issued for parts of Britain by Met Office, according to a Daily Mail report.

For parts of south-west England and Wales, torrential rain is set to batter the region, the Yellow weather warning says, and spans from the Isles of Scilly up to Gloucester, and west to St David’s in Pembrokeshire.

According to the warning, for 24 hours from 6pm on Monday, outbreaks of rain will become persistent and heavy.

Up to 40mm of rainfall is forecast in some areas, and 60-80mm of rain could fall over Dartmoor and high ground in south Wales. This could amount to more than half the average monthly rainfall in December.

There were 11 flood warnings and 94 flood alerts in place on Sunday morning for England, with one warning in Scotland and Wales.

Gusts of up to 40mph hit parts of the south coast overnight into Saturday, with firefighters in Seaford, East Sussex, called to reports that a garage roof and door had become detached in the high winds.

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Temperatures are expected to remain mild on Saturday and Sunday, but gusty winds and further rainfall are set to persist, with heavy downpours more likely in south Wales, south-west England and Cumbria.

Rain in south Wales and south-west England on saturated ground could lead to difficult travel conditions, the Met Office warned.

Northern Ireland, north-east England and south-east Scotland have the best chance of drier weather this weekend.

Another band of rain is forecast to make its way across the country in a north-easterly direction on Sunday with persistent spells likely in northern areas.

The Met Office’s deputy chief meteorologist Steven Keates said: ‘A deepening area of low pressure will approach the UK from the south-west later on Monday, bringing with it heavy rain and strong winds, which are likely to affect the UK between late Monday and early Wednesday.

‘At present, the exact track, depth, and timings of this low are uncertain, which makes it harder to determine where will bemost impacted by strong winds and/or heavy rain.