The Met Office has warned of heavy rain and thunderstorms which are set to batter parts of the UK today. The conditions have prompted a yellow weather warning for some areas
Britain is bracing for a battering today with heavy rain and massive wind gusts of up to 67mph. The latest weather forecast model by Ventusky predicts persistent rain and high winds will lash Wales and Cornwall this morning.
Moreover, staggering wind speeds of 67mph are expected around 4am, potentially impacting Porthcawl, Brendon and Oare. A low-pressure system near Portugal is set to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms, leading the Met Office to issue a yellow weather warning.
Met Office Meteorologist, Matthew Lehnert, warned: “After a long spell of high pressure bringing dry weather and sunshine, gloomier and unsettled conditions are on the horizon.
“Low pressure has become established to the west of the UK, bringing cloud, rain showers and lower temperatures for many.
“More persistent and heavy rain is expected on Tuesday into early Wednesday. A low-pressure system near Portugal is of particular interest as it moves towards the UK, bringing with it potentially heavy rain and thunderstorms.”, reports the Mirror.
“High rainfall totals are possible but, given the recent dry conditions, significant impacts are not anticipated.
“The situation remains under close watch, with further wet conditions anticipated on Thursday and another weather front moving in on Friday.”
There’s also a chance of “freezing rain’, which happens when precipitation droplets freeze almost instantly as soon as they hit a cold surface.”
Meanwhile, the Met Office has warned of heavy and persistent rain set to hit parts of the UK on Wednesday morning, moving across eastern regions where thunderstorms are anticipated. The forecaster stated: “A spell of heavy and persistent rain is expected to move north across western Britain during Tuesday into early Wednesday.”
They added: “Whilst there is some uncertainty in where the heaviest rain will fall, 20-40 mm of rain is expected fairly widely.”
Furthermore, they noted: “A few places may see 50-75 mm of rain during this period: gradually building up in the west following rain on Monday, whilst in parts of the east, falling in shorter periods where heavy showers and thunderstorms become slow-moving.”
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