Over the weekend, a series of named storms delivered gusts of up to 81mph and torrential rain to over 250 areas of the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a break with dry and sunny weather today, severe weather will return later this week, with eastern Scotland expecting up to 3in (75mm) of rain tomorrow, comparable to one-third of the monthly normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The washout will continue in some locations until Wednesday, but most areas will have drier and brighter weather with slightly above-average temperatures starting Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, the Environment Agency has issued 202 flood alerts for areas of England where flooding is “possible,” as well as 42 more urgent warnings for areas where flooding is “expected.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued eight flood alerts, while Natural Resources Wales has issued seven more, bringing the UK total to 259.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Colchester, a large section of a weir in the city’s Castle Park collapsed into the River Colne with officials saying major repairs will likely take ‘several months’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The severe rain has caused problems across the UK rail network, with flooding at Kirkstall Forge in Leeds affecting LNER and Northern services through Yorkshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Exeter were still disrupted by a landslip that occurred more than a week ago, after work to remove the area over the weekend was hampered by additional inclement weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still, today will be beautiful and dry, with lots of sunny spells across England and Wales, with highs of 12C (54F) in South West England. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the Met Office cautions that following the ‘short, drier break for many’, more unstable weather is ‘expected’ tomorrow when the next area of low-pressure rolls in from the west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Met Office, the amount of rain that fell in England and Wales between December 1 and 9 was more than double what was forecast.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Over the weekend, a series of named storms delivered gusts of up to 81mph and torrential rain to over 250 areas of the United Kingdom. After a break with dry … <\/p>\n