UK floods map shows where more than 70 warnings have been issued

Week ahead weather: Mild, often wet and windy

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The Environment Agency has issued 20 flood warnings, which state flooding is expected and properties are at risk. The agency has also issued a further 58 flood alerts, where flooding is possible, but won’t cause widespread chaos and disruption.

Twenty areas are set to be hit with flooding, as the Environment Agency warned residents to take action in order to protect themselves and their property.

The agency also urged people to avoid contact with, walking or driving through flood water.

Areas under a flood warning include the Cumbrian coastline, Keswick Campsite, Lancashire coastline at Sunderland, around Sunderland Point, Bazil Point and Potts Corner, Mersey Estuary at Arpley Bridge, Fiddlers Ferry, Victoria Park, Knutsford Road, Warrington, North Sea coast, Portland Harbour at Ferry Bridge, South Cornwall coast, and Wyre estuary at Thornton, affecting Nestleton, Underbank Rd, Aylesbury House and Silcock’s Cottages.

However, the Met Office has also issued a yellow wind warning covering large swathes of Scotland until 6pm today as powerful gales could reach up to 75mph in western parts of the country.

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Gusts of 50-60mph are expected widely and 65mph in exposed locations, with a chance of gusts reaching 75mph in parts of western Scotland, which may combine with the morning high tide to cause some spray and large waves along some western coasts, the Met Office stated.

Areas including Central, Tayside & Fife, Grampian, Highlands & Eilean Siar, Orkney & Shetland and Strathclyde will be affected by strong winds throughout the day.

The weather alert warns of travel chaos and potential delays as powerful gales batter northern parts of the UK.

Some short-term loss of power and other services is possible, the weather service warned.

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The Met Office also added that it’s likely some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and large waves.

The Met Office’s yellow weather warning, which is in place from 4am this morning until 6pm this evening, has been described as a “spell of very strong winds may cause some disruption to travel”.

Met Office meteorologist Claire Nasir said: “For the next few days, it remains lively, wet and windy weather at times, sunshine in between and temperatures above average.

“But for the early hours of Wednesday morning, expect strong winds covering much of the country and there is a wind warning in force for central and western areas of Scotland.

“Gusts in land could reach 60mph, along the west coast 75mph, with some high waves.”

For the rest of the UK, today will see the soggy weather continue in a similar pattern to the week before the milder temperatures come through in a dry period, which will see some areas reach 16C.

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