Heavy rain warnings have been issued for parts of England and Scotland, bringing with them an ongoing chance of flooding and travel disruption, the Met Office has said.
A Status Yellow rain has been put in place for today (Thursday, November 17) through to tomorrow (Friday, November 18), for parts of the midlands, upper eastern England and Scotland.
The warning is elevated to amber level for a small area of eastern Scotland tomorrow, until 3:00p.m, bringing with it a likelihood of flooding and disruption due to heavy and persistent rain.
In this amber warning area, in excess of 100mm of rain is possible over a 24-hour period.
“Parts of eastern of Scotland are likely to see between 50-70mm of rain, with in excess of 100mm possible across the hills of Angus and Aberdeenshire,” Met Office chief meteorologist Matthew Lehnert said.
“Coupled with this system are some strong winds, with gusts of around 50m/h possible along coasts.
“The heaviest rain will relent late on Friday for those in the north and east, although it will leave behind some lighter rain for a time on Saturday.”
David Faichney, flood duty manager for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), added:
“Surface water and river flooding impacts are possible from eastern Borders to Aberdeenshire on both days. On Friday, Aberdeenshire and Angus in particular could experience significant impacts.
“These may include flooding in parts of communities, property and agricultural land. Disruption to the transport network is also likely, including difficult driving conditions.
“Regional Flood Alerts and local Flood Warnings are in place, and people living and working in affected areas are advised to plan their essential journeys and consider the steps they need to take now to be prepared and to stay safe.”
The rain will linger over the weekend, the Met Office added, however no warnings are in place past Friday.
Unsettled and changeable conditions look likely to continue for much of next week it added, with bands of rain and strong winds, though some clearer, showery interludes are also likely.
