“7 regional flood warnings and 2 local flood warnings are in place as heavy and persistent rain moves across Fife, central and southern Scotland throughout today,” SEPAFlood said in a post on X.
Met Office chief meteorologist Matthew Lehnert said Storm Claudia would bring very heavy rainfall to a large area of central and southern England and Wales on Friday and Saturday.
“This rain will be slow moving and in some areas, up to a month’s worth of rain could fall in 24 hours,” The Sun newspaper said, citing Lehnert.
He added that in the amber warning areas, some could see accumulations of more than 150mm during the event, with 60-80mm being fairly widespread.
“Another risk is gusty winds in north-west England and north-west Wales, with gusts of 60-70mph possible in exposed places in the warning area.”
Weather forecast for today
A wet start in Northern Ireland, S Scotland and N England, although the rain will ease as it progresses. Cooler in N Scotland with a few showers, otherwise a mostly fine day and mild again.
Weather forecast for tonight
A band of rain, heavy at times, will move north across southern and central areas overnight. Elsewhere, apart from a few showers, brighter skies are developing but cooling.
Oulook for Friday
A very wet day in parts of England and Wales with strong easterly winds. A cooler day for Scotland and Northern Ireland with sunny spells and isolated showers.
Weather forecast for Saturday to Monday
Partly cloudy and wet across southern and central areas on Saturday, but cooler and brighter conditions further north will spread south during Sunday. Cold and clear for many on Monday.
