Looking out of the window, you’ll see it’s looking grey and getting pretty windy. As we tweeted earlier in the week,
Our weather updates should probably just read: It's winter so will be wet & windy until springtime.
— OnTheWight (@onthewight) January 28, 2014
Here’s what the Met Office have for us over the coming days.
Today/Saturday
Valid from 08.00 on Friday to 03.00 on Sat (1st).
A further area of heavy rain will spread eastwards across the UK on Friday, clearing the southeast of England during the early hours of Saturday. 20-30 mm of rain will fall quite widely, with around 40 mm on some high ground in the southwest of England and south Wales. The heavy rain will be accompanied by strong to gale force winds.
The public should be aware of possible disruption, primarily due to further flooding, chiefly in areas already, or recently, affected.
The Environment Agency say,
Both pumps in the Esplanade Pumping Station are operational and the outfall is being checked and cleared Friday afternoon. Staff will be either on site or available to attend at short notice.
Next high tides at Ryde are 23:39 Friday evening and 11:54 Saturday morning. Residents should be aware of the increased risk of flooding especially over high tide periods.
Sunday
Strong winds continue into Sunday morning with this alert valid from 06.00 on Saturday to 06.00 on Sunday,
Winds will increase on Saturday, with gusts widely to 50 to 60 mph, and perhaps to around 70 mph in exposed parts of the west and north. Additionally large waves could lead to over-topping along some coastlines. The public should be aware of these hazards.
Image: Walt Dabney under CC BY 2.0
