Weather Warnings Issued For Heavy Rain

Friday, 29 October 2021 11:07

The Isle of Wight could see spells of heavy rain this weekend, prompting a weather warning to be issued by the Met Office.

A yellow weather warning will come into force at 9pm tonight (Friday), until 9am tomorrow.

The Met Office said:

"A band of heavy rain will reach west Cornwall and west Wales later on Friday evening, moving eastwards overnight, clearing during Saturday morning. 10 to 20 mm of rain is likely to fall quite widely with 30-35 mm in a few places.

"With this rain falling in only a few hours, and following earlier heavy rain leaving ground already saturated, some flooding is likely in places. The rain is also likely to be accompanied by strong and gusty southerly winds."

A second warning will come into force at midnight tomorrow, until 3pm Sunday.

The Met Office said:

"A band of rainfall will arrive across southwest England and Wales shortly after midnight and then push quickly northeastwards (lasting only 2 to 3 hours in any location) before finally clearing from Essex and Kent into the North Sea during the late afternoon. Within these 2-3 hours it is thought likely that some locations will see 20-30mm of rainfall.

"Recent heavy rainfall has left this region sensitive, and these additional (rainfall) totals are thought likely to cause some additional surface water flooding. The wind will also strengthen in association with this band of rain, and although impacts from wind alone are expected to be very low, the wind will likely increase leaf fall from trees, which coupled with the rainfall will increase the risk of localised flooding and make travelling conditions even more tricky."

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Weather Warnings Issued For Heavy Rain

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