Yellow weather warning double-whammy with 80mm rain and 60mph wind expected

The unholy weather trinity of rain, wind and flooding has been forecast, with two yellow warnings in effect today and tomorrow.

Today, the warnings – one for wind and the other for rain – mainly cover large stretches of southeast England and Wales. Both have borne the brunt of the wet and windy weather this week, it’s safe to say.

The alert for wind, active from 9am to 11.59pm, warns that strong gusts of up to 60mph will lash coastal communities in the morning.

‘Winds will gradually ease across Wales and inland parts of southwest England through Sunday evening and night,’ the national weather service adds.

‘But it may remain fairly windy along some coasts of southern and southwestern England during Sunday night.’

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a mode of transportation not delayed due to the wind, according to the Met Office, with road, rail, air and ferry transit affected.

Bus and train journeys may take longer too tomorrow and power outages are possible. Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges are expected.

While the wind will begin to ease up by the afternoon, heavy rains of up to 80mm will then soak much of the same region as well as the southwest of England.

The yellow rain warning kicks in at 4pm today but will remain active until 9am tomorrow. At least 20 to 30mm of rain will fall over nine to 12 hours. High ground in south Wales, Dartmoor and the Dorset Downs will see the heaviest rain.

Flooding is possible, weather officials warn, with much of the travel chaos caused by the wind continuing due to the rain.

Yellow weather warnings are put in place when the weather is ‘likely’ to disrupt daily life. In this case, the rain is ‘very likely’ to have a moderate impact.

Because of this, the Met Office recommends people play it safe. Check road conditions, bus timetables and train departure boards in advance.

Have torches and battery packs to hand in case of a blackout, while those in areas that face possible flooding should have an emergency flood kit.

With all this going on, it seems our dreams of an Indian summer – a spell of unseasonably warm weather – are very much going to stay a dream.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Jason Kelly, said: ‘Sunday will bring a return to wet and windy weather across the southern half of the UK.

‘A warning for rain has been issued for southwestern England and south Wales from 4pm on Sunday through to Monday morning. Within the warning area, 20-30mm of rain is expected quite widely, with up to 50-80mm possible over the higher ground of Dartmoor, south Wales and the Dorset Downs.

‘A yellow warning for wind has also been issued from 9am to midnight on Sunday. The area covers the far southwest of England and western Wales.

‘Gusts of 50-55mph are likely within the yellow warning area, up to 60mph is possible in the most exposed coasts and areas of higher ground.’

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