After a week of heavy rain and flooding in some parts of southern England, more rain has been forecasted from Sunday onwards. The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for rain and wind, and the wet weather is expected to bring in further travel disruptions and flooding on Monday and Tuesday. Despite a short break from the rain on Saturday and parts of Sunday, the ground remains saturated, and river levels continue to be high in some areas of Wales and England.
Throughout September, Bedfordshire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, and Oxfordshire have received rainfall in excess of three months’ worth, and areas like Woburn in Bedfordshire have already received four times their average rainfall, marking the wettest month ever recorded in the area. As a result, even if there’s a small amount of rainfall on Sunday, localized flooding may occur.
Rain is expected to move in on Sunday morning from the southwest and spread further into Wales and southern central England as the day progresses. Even though the rain isn’t anticipated to be as intense as it was in the last week, there may still be some impacts, with approximately 25mm of rain expected in the warning area. Furthermore, the Met Office yellow warning for rain that is in effect from 4 pm BST on Sunday to 9 am BST on Monday warns that some of the hills in south Wales and the southwest of England could get more than 80mm of rain.
The low pressure responsible for the current wet and windy weather is anticipated to start to retreat to the east on Tuesday, bringing in a few days of quieter weather with minimal or no rain in the forecast. However, low pressure may return by the end of the week, bringing more rain and strong winds to the country
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