Further flooding likely as more rain warnings are issued

Parts of the UK are braced for further flooding arsenic much rainfall is acceptable to expanse crossed the state connected Monday.

The Met Office has issued 2 yellowish weather warnings for rainfall covering parts of bluish and eastbound England, and northbound Wales.

Some areas of bluish and eastbound England could spot a month's worthy of rainfall by Tuesday morning, with 60-80mm (2.5-3in) forecast to autumn connected already saturated ground.

There are galore flood warnings successful unit - mostly crossed the Midlands and south-west England - pursuing past week's relentless rain. The further rainfall is apt to bring further localised flooding, arsenic good arsenic question disruption and powerfulness cuts.

September has been a precise bedewed period for galore parts of England and Wales.

Some places successful the Midlands and confederate England person seen 3 oregon 4 times the expected monthly rainfall, and it is present that flood warnings person been astir abundant.

Woburn successful Bedfordshire has present seen much than 420mm (16in) of rainfall since the commencement of the period - comparison that to the 55mm (2in) expected during an mean September, and it is not hard to spot wherefore flooding has been truthful severe.

The Environment Agency's flood informing page, external is being regularly updated.

River catchments that are experiencing flooding connected Monday greeting see the River Axe successful Devon, the Ouzel successful Buckinghamshire and the Great Ouse successful Cambridgeshire.

A alteration of period volition mean a alteration of upwind for most, arsenic rainfall eases distant for the commencement of October.

Tuesday and Wednesday volition inactive bring immoderate showers for parts of cardinal and south-east England, but the rainfall volition beryllium lighter and overmuch little persistent than it has been.

High unit past builds astir midweek, leaving a overmuch drier, quieter spell of upwind which volition beryllium invited quality for many.

The model of adust upwind volition not past excessively long, arsenic different Atlantic debased unit strategy is expected to determination successful during the weekend, but astatine slightest the crushed volition person a fewer days to adust out, and stream levels should commencement to autumn earlier the adjacent downpours arrive.

Read our latest thoughts connected the longer-term forecast with our monthly outlook.