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Kelly-Ann Mills

UK weather: Met Office issues severe weather warnings as heavy rain could spark floods

Parts of the UK are set to be hit with heavy rain as the Met Office issues three weather warnings with downpours threatening to cause floods.

Yellow weather warnings for rain are now in place in three areas with disruption expected in them all.

Two weather warnings are in place in England from midnight tonight until 1pm on Tuesday, the other is in Scotland from noon until 9pm tomorrow.

Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely, bus and train services could be affected with journey times taking longer, and spray and flooding on roads will likely make journey times longer.

The Met Office said: "A band of rain will move east across southern parts of England and Wales during Tuesday morning.

"Some of the rain will be heavy, with 15-30 mm of rain falling widely and as much as 40-50 mm over parts of Dartmoor and south facing high ground of southern Wales and the Marches and parts of southern England."

The weather warnings are in place (Met Office)

They added: "A band of rain will move east across Scotland Tuesday becoming persistent across the southern Highlands during the afternoon.

"20 to 40 mm of rain is likely to fall widely here with as much as 50 to 60mm over higher ground of Aberdeenshire, Angus and Perth and Kinross."

In other weather news, some flights at UK airports were cancelled on Monday morning due to fog.

Heathrow said poor visibility meant it was operating with a reduced flow rate, which means the rate of planes taking off and landing is lower than normal.

Fog affected flights in the UK (PA)

British Airways cancelled 15 departures from Heathrow, which were all to domestic and short-haul destinations.

Other airports affected include London City, where six departures were cancelled.

British Airways wrote in Twitter: “There are issues with fog in multiple areas in the UK including London.

“Low visibility procedures are in place therefore some flights have been cancelled.”

Regions and local authorities affected by weather warnings for rain

London & South East England

  • Hampshire
  • Isle of Wight
  • Portsmouth
  • Southampton
  • West Sussex


Flooding could be seen (LightRocket via Getty Images)

South West England

  • Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
  • Devon
  • Dorset
  • Gloucestershire
  • Somerset
  • Torbay
  • Wiltshire

Wales

  • Blaenau Gwent
  • Bridgend
  • Caerphilly
  • Cardiff
  • Carmarthenshire
  • Merthyr Tydfil
  • Monmouthshire
  • Neath Port Talbot
  • Newport
  • Powys
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf
  • Swansea
  • Torfaen
  • Vale of Glamorgan
Heavy rain across three regions is expected tomorrow (Getty Images)

West Midlands

  • Herefordshire

Central, Tayside & Fife

  • Angus
  • Perth and Kinross

Grampian

  • Aberdeenshire

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