Essentially the most persistent rain will fall in jap Scotland the place one other 40-60mm is feasible over greater floor. Heavier downpours are additionally possible at occasions for elements of south-west England and Wales however intermittent, showery rain is feasible anyplace.
A yellow Met Workplace warning protecting a big a part of central and jap Scotland will stay in place all through Tuesday till 23:59 on Wednesday.
A warning protecting elements of Argyll and Bute will come into impact on Wednesday at midnight, additionally as a consequence of expire at 23:59. Each warnings imply flooding and a few transport disruption is probably going.
This area has been exceptionally moist thus far this February.
With 376mm of rainfall recorded, Aboyne in Aberdeenshire will quickly surpass half its annual rainfall with extra to come back within the subsequent few days.
Additional south, Worcestershire and the Isle of Wight have skilled round their February common rainfall in simply the primary week of the month.
This extra rainfall comes after very moist climate all through January.
The Setting Company (EA) estimates that 300 properties have already been flooded and round 16,000 properties have been protected by flood defences.
EA flood responsibility supervisor Andy Hitchings mentioned “In addition to vital groundwater flooding remaining possible in elements of Dorset and Wiltshire, there are dangers of serious river flooding impacts on the Somerset Ranges, with minor river flooding impacts anticipated in elements of the East Midlands and possible in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.”
Wednesday will carry additional rainfall throughout the northern half of England and Scotland. While an extra 40-60mm of rain might fall once more throughout jap Scotland, precipitation there’ll more and more flip to snow. Additional south, rainfall might be extra showery in nature with the prospect of some brighter and drier spells growing.
