BRITAIN is braced for yet more heavy rain and strong winds just days after homes and businesses were flooded.
Two fresh weather warnings come into force today for wind and rain which will hit areas already saturated by downpours earlier in the week.
A yellow rain warning has been issued by the Met Office meaning further heavy rain is likely to cause some travel delays and flooding.
It covers much of southern England and South Wales between 4pm on Sunday and 9am on Monday.
Between 20mm and 30mm of rain could be seen within the warning area across nine to 12 hours on Sunday and 50mm to 80mm could fall in some localised places on higher ground, the Met Office said.
Met Office meteorologist Becky Mitchell said it was “not a huge amount of rain”.
But because of the recent weather “river levels are quite high and grounds are quite saturated” so more flooding could develop.
The Environment Agency had 44 flood warnings and 84 flood alerts in place across England on Saturday evening.
Meanwhile a yellow warning for wind is also predicted to cause disruption across south-west England and Wales between 9am on Sunday until the end of the day.
Gusts of between 50mph and 60mph could be seen with large waves, trees brought down, travel disruption and some power cuts, Miss Mitchell said.
There could potentially be further rain warnings issued for Monday but it is forecast to be drier later in the week, she added.
The Met Office said temperatures on Sunday will be 3C-4C below average in the low double figures.
Craig Snell, Met Office meteorologist, advised people travelling on Sunday to plan ahead.
He said: “Check rail conditions before setting off, check buses are running on time, and allow extra time for your journeys.
“If you’re driving allow extra braking distances.
“For the areas affected under the yellow rain warning, if you are concerned about flooding, for people in England the main advice is to check the Environment Agency website or Floodline, if you live in Wales it will be Natural Resources Wales.”
Sunday:
Low pressure will bring wet and windy weather to southwestern parts through the day.
Northern and eastern areas staying largely dry with increasing cloud. Temperatures remaining a little below average.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Staying unsettled on Monday, with heavy rain and brisk winds and temperature on the cool side.
Slowly brightening up from the west as we head through Tuesday and into Wednesday.
It comes after areas across England suffered heavy rain and localised flooding in recent days with commuters facing widespread disruption on road and rail services.
According to the Met Office, some counties in southern and central England have already had more than 250 per cent of their average September rainfall.
Parts of the country had more than the monthly average rainfall on Monday and there were further downpours on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
About 650 properties were flooded in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and the home counties, according to the Environment Agency, which estimated around 8,200 properties had been protected.
Rail services between Shrewsbury in Shropshire and Wolverhampton in the West Midlands were cancelled on Friday after severe flooding at Wellington station and a tree on the line earlier.
The pitch at the SEAH Stadium in Wellington, home to Telford United FC, was completely flooded on Thursday evening.
The Marston Vale line in Bedfordshire, which operates services between Bedford and Bletchley, is suspended until Monday because of standing water on the track.
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