Met Office’s Weather Warning: Heavy Rain to Hit 42 Areas Across England and Wales
The Met Office has rolled out yet another yellow weather warning, this time stretching across 42 areas of England and Wales. It affects from 10pm(28 August) and will last until midday(29 August).
Brits are being urged to prepare for turbulent conditions. Heavy downpours. Thunder near the coasts. Travel chaos looming.
The Met Office warned: “Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely”, and road conditions could extend journey times. It added that bus and train services will “probably” face disruption.
⚠️ Weather warning
A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for rain.
28/08 – 29/08 |⌚ 22:00 – 12:00
⚠️ Please drive cautiously and adjust to the road conditions. Stay safe! pic.twitter.com/dNyNGz0Lnt
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The outlook is grim: sudden bursts of 10–20mm of rain in under an hour. Over longer periods, as much as 50–70mm could fall, particularly in coastal regions. Thunderstorms may follow.
Areas Under the Warning
The alert covers a vast spread of the country, including:
- East of England: Essex, Hertfordshire, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk, Thurrock
- London & South East: Greater London, East Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Southampton and more
- South West: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Isles of Scilly, Plymouth, Torbay
- Wales: Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Vale of Glamorgan, among others
And that’s not all. Earlier today, a separate yellow warning for rain was also activated in parts of Wales, running from 7:56am until 4pm, targeting Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Swansea.
Officials advise residents in flood-prone zones to take action now. That means drawing up a flood plan and keeping an emergency kit ready.
For those travelling, the advice is blunt: check conditions before setting off. Expect delays on the roads, buses and railways.
And if the bad weather triggers power cuts? Households are urged to prepare with torches, spare batteries and mobile power packs.
