Commuters brace for journey hell with heavy rain forecast in Britain

Commuters are bracing themselves for journey hell tomorrow because the Met Office forecasts heavy rain in a single day. 

The south east of England will bear the brunt of the worst of the climate with a lot of the area warned the persistent rain may flood houses. 

The deluge may see as much as 1.5 inches of rain fall in Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, and Surrey.

People are being warned there’s a small likelihood some areas might be minimize off whereas practice and bus providers could also be cancelled with delays to timetables if there may be flooding. 

Spray and flooding on the roads may trigger havoc for these driving into the work with drivers warned of ‘troublesome situations’ and the potential of some street closures. 

OXFORDSHIRE: Vehicles make their approach alongside the water logged nation lanes in Dunsden on Saturday

The south east of England will bear the brunt of the worst of the climate with a lot of the area warned the persistent rain may flood houses

The Met Office mentioned: ‘Rain is predicted to reach throughout Sussex and Kent throughout Sunday afternoon, persisting by the night time earlier than slowly clearing on Monday morning. 15 to 25 mm rainfall is probably going broadly, maybe with as a lot as 40 mm in just a few locations. 

‘With the bottom already saturated this will likely result in some flooding and disruption.’ 

The yellow warning for rain has been in place since 3pm right this moment and ends at 9am tomorrow. 

Much of the heavy rain is forecast to fall in a single day with maps displaying it clearing by round 9.30am 

As of Sunday night, there have been 53 flood warnings and 201 flood alerts in place within the nation. 

Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst mentioned: ‘We are maintaining a tally of this space of low stress because it strikes into southern counties of England and Wales over the course of Sunday and into Monday.

‘It will carry some heavy rain and a few robust winds as nicely.’

The south west was additionally hit with a warning for rain which was operating from 6am right this moment till simply earlier than midnight.

Some locations had been warned they might probably see simply over 2 inches of rain.

The warning acknowledged: ‘Rain will transfer east throughout southwest England on Sunday morning, persisting by a lot of the day earlier than slowly easing later. 15 to 25 mm of rainfall is predicted fairly broadly with 40-60 mm over Dartmoor and Exmoor. 

HAMPSHIRE: A person carrying Wellington boots stands on flooded street in Harbridge on Friday 

SUNDAY: A yellow warning for rain overlaying the South West from 6am to 6pm on Sunday suggests there might be downpours of as much as 40mm in few locations

Walkers benefit from the frosty sunshine this morning on Wimbledon Common south-west London

Salisbury Cathedral piercing the morning mist because the spire is illuminated by the rising solar

‘There is a small likelihood of those increased accumulations falling in some decrease mendacity components of Devon and Cornwall too.’ 

Sunday’s temperatures had been set to achieve round 7C-9C and there ought to be typically mild winds, ‘however caught beneath some cloud and with showers passing by it is going to really feel chillier than the numbers recommend’, significantly throughout southern areas the place double figures are anticipated. 

In Dorset, boulders fell from a cliff onto a path at Durdle Door seashore following the heavy rain.

Access to the seashore continues to be doable, however ‘excessive warning is suggested’, significantly as a few of the steps are broken by the fallen boulders.

Meanwhile, a person was rescued from a mine shaft in Cornwall yesterday regardless of the heavy rain.

In troublesome situations with heavy rainfall, the person was winched by rescuers from a ledge 30 ft down the vertical shaft at St Day, Cornwall on Saturday night time.

Earlier this week, Britain was within the grips of flooding chaos after heavy rain sparked faculty closures, street deluges, blocked rail strains and bus cancellations.

Access to the seashore continues to be doable, however ‘excessive warning is suggested’, significantly as a few of the steps are broken by the fallen boulders

In Dorset, boulders fell from a cliff onto a path at Durdle Door seashore following the heavy rain

Downpours and 70mph gales battered the nation with the Midlands worst hit.

Four colleges in Shropshire had been pressured to shut and in Worcestershire two needed to minimize their timetables to complete early due to flooding across the surrounding roads. There had been additionally closures in Herefordshire and Warwickshire.

About 33mm of rain was recorded in Broadstairs, Kent, with western Scotland all the way in which all the way down to Cornwall experiencing hail and showers.

The strongest winds pounded the English Channel, with 63mph recorded on Portland in Dorset and 59mph on the Isle of Wight.