Met Office issues 21-hour Stoke-on-Trent weather warning for rain

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A weather warning for rain covering Stoke-on-Trent has been issued by the Met Office. Heavy rain is set to batter the city and the southern half of the country for much of today (September 8).

The yellow warning came into force at 9pm last night and will run until 6pm. Met Office Chief Meteorologist Matthew Lehnert said: “Further spells of rain are likely to affect southern Britain this weekend, generating some localised impacts on Saturday night and Sunday.

"We currently have a yellow weather warning for rain in place, and there’s potential for further updates over the weekend. It’s a different story further north though, as high pressure brings warmer and sunnier conditions, with higher-than-average temperatures, particularly across parts of western Scotland.

"Eastern areas are likely to be cooler and at times, cloudier due to winds blowing off the North Sea. We are keeping warnings under review and will look to issue them over the weekend as confidence increases."

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