The Met Office has issued more weather warnings for southwest England, south and west Wales as wind could “exceed 60mph” on exposed coasts and more widely gusts will reach between 50 and 55mph.
Most of the country has been under an amber weather warning with travel disruption for some along with flooding due to heavy rain.
Some areas within southern and central England have been hit with more than 250% of their average rainfall.
On Friday more than 180 flood warning alerts have been put in place across England as there has been heavy rain since last weekend and there is now another yellow warning in place for Sunday.
The Environment Agency issued 66 flood warnings in parts of England along with 119 flood alerts in place.
Sky News reported that meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said, “A lot of these areas have been hit by rain in the past few weeks, which means the ground is already saturated.”
He added, “Rivers often take time to respond, so we’re expecting disruption to continue in central and southern parts throughout the morning. Those planning to travel on Friday should factor this into their journey times.”
Sunday will see a dry start to the day and rain and wind will move in from the southwest and in southwest England and Wales there is a yellow weather warning in place.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Holley said, “After a drier interlude for many on Friday, Saturday and early Sunday, attention shifts to a deep area of low pressure to the southwest which will bring rain and strong winds to parts of the UK, potentially impactful for some.
“A Yellow warning for wind has been issued for much of Sunday across portions of southwest England and south and west Wales, where gusts could reach or even exceed 60 mph on exposed coasts, and 50-55 mph more widely.
“This system will gradually track eastwards through Sunday and into Monday and will bring another spell of wet weather fairly widely across the UK.
“We’re continuing to monitor the rainfall with this system, as rain falling on saturated ground in flood-hit areas has the potential to cause further impacts.
“Stay up to date with the latest forecast as further warnings could be issued in the coming days.”
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