Forecast issued by the Met Office at 10:30am, Wednesday 20th November
Local flooding is possible across parts of the West Midlands and possible but not expected from rivers and surface water across parts of the South West and North of England on Saturday and Sunday due to heavy and persistent rainfall combining with the potential for snowmelt. Local coastal/tidal flooding is also possible but not expected for parts of the East and South East coast of England today (Wednesday). Properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.
Widespread flooding is possible from rivers and surface water across parts of Wales on Saturday and Sunday due to heavy and persistent rainfall combining with the potential for snowmelt. Properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.
The river flood risk is LOW on Saturday and Sunday.
Significant river flooding is possible in parts of England and Wales on Saturday and Sunday due to heavy rain possibly combined with rapid snowmelt. Minor river flooding is possible more widely across England and Wales. See Specific Areas of Concern Map.
The coastal/tidal flood risk is VERY LOW for the next five days.
Minor coastal flooding impacts are possible but not expected around the East and South East of England at times today (Wednesday).
The surface water flood risk is LOW on Saturday and Sunday.
Significant surface water flooding is possible in parts of England and Wales on Saturday and Sunday due to heavy rain possibly combined with rapid snowmelt. Minor surface water flooding is possible more widely across England and Wales. See Specific Areas of Concern Map.
Impacts could include localised flooding from urban and fast responding smaller watercourses/catchments, drains, channels and flooding from overland flow.
The groundwater flood risk is VERY LOW for the next five days.
Warrington, Blackburn with Darwen, Derbyshire, N Yorkshire, S Yorkshire, W Yorkshire, Northumberland, Gtr Manchester, Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire, Durham
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Heavy and persistent rain and possibly rapid snow melt
Shropshire, Herefordshire, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Ceredigion, Swansea, Monmouthshire, Bridgend, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Conwy, Cardiff, Newport, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Powys, Neath Port Talbot, Gwynedd, Vale of Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Heavy and persistent rain and possibly rapid snow melt
Torbay, Devon, Plymouth, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Heavy and persistent rain and possibly rapid snow melt
W Yorkshire, Durham, Tyne and Wear, Halton, Blackburn with Darwen, N Yorkshire, Lancashire, Warrington, Gtr Manchester, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, S Yorkshire, Cumbria, Blackpool, Stockton-on-Tees, E Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, Northumberland, N Lincolnshire, York, Bedfordshire, Rutland, Denbighshire, Derby, Kent, Bristol, E Sussex, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Medway, Merseyside, Shropshire, Northamptonshire, Surrey, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Powys, Leicestershire, Bracknell Forest, Essex, Telford and Wrekin, Windsor and Maidenhead, Leicester, W Berkshire, Ceredigion, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, Lincolnshire, Reading, Devon, Warwickshire, Bridgend, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Wokingham, Isle of Anglesey, Neath Port Talbot, Merthyr Tydfil, Cheshire, Luton, Swansea, Thurrock, Stoke-on-Trent, Dorset, N Somerset, Nottingham, Hertfordshire, Cardiff, Newport, S Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, Carmarthenshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Herefordshire, Nottinghamshire, Bournemouth, Gwynedd, Wrexham, Vale of Glamorgan, Flintshire, W Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Gtr London, Monmouthshire, Staffordshire, Blaenau Gwent, Cambridgeshire, Conwy, Bath and NE Somerset, Plymouth, Milton Keynes, Poole, Slough, Pembrokeshire, Somerset, W Midlands, Torbay, Swindon, Southend-on-Sea, Isle of Wight
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Heavy rain and snow melt over high ground possible.
Warrington, Blackburn with Darwen, Derbyshire, N Yorkshire, S Yorkshire, W Yorkshire, Northumberland, Gtr Manchester, Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire, Durham
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Heavy and persistent rain and possibly rapid snow melt
Shropshire, Herefordshire, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Ceredigion, Swansea, Monmouthshire, Bridgend, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Conwy, Cardiff, Newport, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Powys, Neath Port Talbot, Gwynedd, Vale of Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Heavy and persistent rain and possibly rapid snow melt
Torbay, Devon, Plymouth, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Heavy and persistent rain and possibly rapid snow melt
W Yorkshire, Durham, Tyne and Wear, Halton, Blackburn with Darwen, N Yorkshire, Lancashire, Warrington, Gtr Manchester, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, S Yorkshire, Cumbria, Blackpool, Stockton-on-Tees, E Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, Northumberland, N Lincolnshire, York, Bedfordshire, Rutland, Denbighshire, Derby, Kent, Bristol, E Sussex, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Medway, Merseyside, Shropshire, Northamptonshire, Surrey, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Powys, Leicestershire, Bracknell Forest, Essex, Telford and Wrekin, Windsor and Maidenhead, Leicester, W Berkshire, Ceredigion, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, Lincolnshire, Reading, Devon, Warwickshire, Bridgend, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Wokingham, Isle of Anglesey, Neath Port Talbot, Merthyr Tydfil, Cheshire, Luton, Swansea, Thurrock, Stoke-on-Trent, Dorset, N Somerset, Nottingham, Hertfordshire, Cardiff, Newport, S Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, Carmarthenshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Herefordshire, Nottinghamshire, Bournemouth, Gwynedd, Wrexham, Vale of Glamorgan, Flintshire, W Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Gtr London, Monmouthshire, Staffordshire, Blaenau Gwent, Cambridgeshire, Conwy, Bath and NE Somerset, Plymouth, Milton Keynes, Poole, Slough, Pembrokeshire, Somerset, W Midlands, Torbay, Swindon, Southend-on-Sea, Isle of Wight
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Heavy rain and snow melt over high ground possible.