39 hour yellow warning of strong winds and heavy rain over the weekend – details here
Weather experts at the Met Office have issued a yellow warning in advance of a weekend wash out.
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The warning covers the West Midlands, Wales and much of England coming into force at 3pm on Friday until 6am Sunday.
The warning is for the possibility of strong winds and heavy rain potentially leading to some disruption.
Wales and the west of England could see the worst of it.
“A deep low may cross England and Wales from Friday afternoon, clearing to the east Saturday night,” the warning reads.
“The low may bring a period of strong winds to much of the warning area, with some heavy rain likely to the north and west of the low centre, and some hill snow in the north - above about 200 metres.
“Around 15-25 mm of rain may fall quite widely, more particularly across central, northern and western parts of England and Wales, with exposed higher ground in the north and west - particularly parts of Wales, which are at greatest risk of seeing flooding impacts - perhaps locally seeing closer to 50-70 mm.”
The winds may also gust to around 40-50 mph inland but locally could gust in excess of 60 mph, whilst around coasts, winds may gust to 60-70 mph, perhaps locally nearer 80 mph.
“The wind and rain may cause disruption to travel, with difficult driving conditions likely,” the warning adds.
They add that people should be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly.
“When a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area,” says a spokesperson.
