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Weather warnings overview

 Flash warnings and Advisories have been issued for the UK

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Map regions coloured show where severe weather warnings have been issued.
The Met Office has responsibility for providing weather warnings for the UK.

For any impacts caused by the weather please refer to our severe weather impact links.

Flash warnings of severe or extreme weather

These are issued when the Met Office has 80% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few hours. If warnings have been issued, click on the region affected to see more detail.

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Warning type

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Yorkshire & Humber Heavy Rain 2001 Thu 7 0300 Fri 8
Very Heavy Rain 2158 Thu 7 0100 Fri 8
East Midlands Heavy Rain 2001 Thu 7 0300 Fri 8
Very Heavy Rain 2158 Thu 7 0100 Fri 8
East of England Heavy Rain 2042 Thu 7 0300 Fri 8

Early warnings of severe or extreme weather

These are issued when the Met Office has 60% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few days.

Risk of disruption

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No early warnings have been issued for the UK.

Advisory of severe or extreme weather

These advisories are issued by 1100 daily as routine and indicate confidence of expected severe or extreme weather. Early warnings and Flash Warnings supersede advisories when confidence levels are 60% or greater.

Risk of disruption

Warning

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UK regions:
  North West England
  Wales
  Strathclyde
  Central, Tayside & Fife
  SW Scotland, Lothian & Borders
Heavy Rain Sat 9 Aug

There is a moderate risk of a severe weather event affecting west Wales, parts of northwest England and southwest Scotland. Rain will be heavy and persistent at times giving the potential for up to 25mm in places, although locally 50mm could occur over high ground. Rain will clear from the west later in the day.

Issued at: 1109 Thu 7 Aug


North East England West Midlands Grampian South West England Orkney & Shetland Central, Tayside & Fife Northern Ireland North West England East of England Highlands & Eilean Siar Strathclyde Wales East Midlands SW Scotland, Lothian Borders London & South East England Yorkshire & Humber