New 17-hour Met Office weather warning for Surrey as rainfall likely to cause travel delays
Surrey residents are urged to prepare for potential flooding and travel delays as the Met Office issues a yellow weather warning for heavy rain. The alert, which covers London and South East England, including Surrey, is in effect from 4:00 PM on Sunday, September 29, 2024, until 9:00 AM on Monday, September 30, 2024.
The Met Office warns that the heavy rainfall could lead to:
Travel delays on roads, with spray and flooding likely to increase journey times
Disruptions to bus and train services
Possible interruptions to power supplies and other services
Flooding of some homes and businesses
Meteorologists predict that most areas within the warning zone will experience 20-30 mm of rainfall over a 9-12 hour period. However, some locations, particularly higher ground could see accumulations of 50-80 mm.
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."
Some counties in southern and central England have already had more than 250% of their average September rainfall, with the month’s full provisional statistics to be released on 1 October.
Forecast for the South East
Today (Saturday 28)
Chilly start with ground frost in places, but also sunny. Through the day some patchy cloud will build, but still sunny periods will occur and all areas will remain dry with light winds. Despite the sunshine temperatures slightly below average. Maximum temperature 15 °C. Into tonight, temperatures will quickly fall as cloud melts away, leaving clear conditions until high cloud arrives across western areas later. Becoming chilly overnight, with a chance of rural ground frost. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Sunday:
Dry with increasing amounts of cloud, but some bright or sunny spells, until outbreaks of rain arrive from the west through the afternoon. Wet and windy overnight. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Monday risk of coastal gales, with spells of heavy rain gradually easing. Tuesday breezy, with outbreaks of mainly light rain. Wednesday cloudy with showers. Temperatures near or slightly below average.
After a rather wet Monday, and perhaps extending into Tuesday in some eastern and southeastern areas, it should become somewhat drier and brighter more widely around midweek. However, there are signals for the potential of further wet and windy weather towards the end of next week.