High winds and rain will wash over the UK all this week as yet another round of stormy weather crosses the Atlantic, according to forecasters, with one flood alert already in place on Monday
Britain will be battered by high winds and heavy rain again this week as more stormy weather makes its way across the Atlantic.
Precipitation is expected in most areas of the country every day of the week, according to maps from WXcharts, with northern areas expected to see the heaviest downpours.
Around 11mm of rain per hour could fall in the Northern Ireland and highlands of Scotland on Monday into Tuesday, while another band of adverse weather from the Atlantic will likely stretch down to northern England and parts of the Midlands on Wednesday.
Some showers and high winds are also forecast in the south throughout the week.
Into the weekend, Saturday will stay dry for most before a further round of rainfall on Sunday.
The grim forecast comes on the heels of a stormy week for the country, which meteorologists attributed to the knock-on effects from Hurricane Ian across the pond.
Heavy rainfall towards the end of last week means one flood alert remains in place for the UK at Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water in the Lake District.
The picturesque location has experienced elevated lake and river levels throughout the weekend, and these are not expected to fall until Monday
Authorities have asked locals to avoid using “low lying footpaths and any bridges” near local watercourses, and they have been told not to attempt to walk or drive through flood water.
Debris is also being cleared by the Environment Agency to lessen the risk of flooding to nearby roads.
UK weather:
Monday, fine in south, wet and windy in far northwest.
Today:
Southern areas starting chilly with odd fog patches, these clearing with hazy sunny spells leading to a rather warm feel. Cloudier further north, with rain affecting parts of Scotland and perhaps Northern Ireland, heavy for western Scottish hills, with gales.
Tonight:
Southern parts mostly dry but cloudier and milder. Rain and strong winds across northwestern areas edging southwards into east and south Scotland and the far north of England.
Tuesday:
Rain becoming focused across Wales, northern England and perhaps far southern Scotland, perhaps heavy on hills. Drier further southeast, some warm, bright spells. Brighter in northwest but some blustery showers.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Windy with gales across many areas on Wednesday with rain, locally heavy, clearing east. Sunshine and blustery showers on Thursday and Friday, most frequent and heaviest north and west.
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