Downpours are expected going into the new week
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Merseyside as torrential rain is expected to hit the region heading into the week. The yellow weather warning covers the north west of England and is in place from 12.30am on Monday, September 30.
Heavy rain will remain in the region all day, with the warning finishing at around 8pm. The downpours are coming from the south east, moving north on Sunday evening, before the rain moves east after hitting Merseyside.
The Met Office forecasts between 20-40mm of rainfall widely, with 60mm also possible in a few places across North Wales and north-west England and between 60-80mm in some areas in eastern England.
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Met Office meteorologist Liam Eslick said they are expecting some “pretty heavy persistent rain” across the north west, with north Wales expected to get the brunt of the bad weather over Merseyside and Cheshire. The yellow weather warning covering Merseyside is one of three in as many days, with the first covering the south west before moving to the north west of England.
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The third warning covers the north east of the country. The Environment Agency had 33 flood warnings, indicating flooding is expected, and 67 flood alerts, where flooding is possible, in place across England on Sunday afternoon.
Mark Garratt, flood risk manager at the Environment Agency, said rain expected on Sunday and Monday will bring a risk of surface water flooding in large parts of the south west and southern England, spreading up into the Midlands, and on Monday, flooding in parts of Leicestershire is also possible.
He said: “It is especially important that people not to drive though flood water – it is often deeper than it looks and just 30cm of flowing water is enough to float your car. Across the country, Environment Agency teams have been out checking flood defences and clearing any debris from storm drains and are also supporting local authorities in responding to surface water flooding.
“The advice to the public to keep checking their flood risk, and search ‘check for flooding’ and to sign up for free flood warnings on the latest situation or follow @EnvAgency on X for the latest flood updates.”
Mr Eslick added: “Come Tuesday night into Wednesday we’re starting to see higher pressure, so turning a lot drier and plenty of sunny spells. But the following weekend, it does look like there’s a further low pressure coming in, but we’re still keeping an eye on that.”
