UK weather – live: Met Office issues flooding warning with heavy rain to hit England tonight
There are over 400 of flood warnings and alerts in place across Britain
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The forecaster expects the weather to impact Newcastle and East Anglia along England’s east coast, with a warning in place from 7pm until midday on Sunday.
Another fresh yellow warning for rain for Cornwall, as well as parts of Devon and Somerset, is due to come into effect at 6pm and last until 6am tomorrow morning.
This comes after an Artic blast wreaked chaos across the UK, with schools closing in north Wales and the Peak District due to snow, ice and sleet.
About 10cm of snow was measured by the Met Office in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, on Thursday, while 9cm was recorded in West Yorkshire.
It comes as heavy rain continues to fall across the country triggering hundreds of flood warnings and alerts across Britain.
As of midday on Saturday, a total of 76 flood warnings and 275 lower level flood alerts are in place for England as heavy rain is set to hit this evening.
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Snow mapped: Where will wintry showers hit UK this week as temperatures plunge to -10C
A blanket of snow is set to fall upon parts of the UK as the Met Office forecasts wintry showers this week as temperatures may plunge as low as -10C.
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ICYMI: Snow starts to fall across parts of UK with worst still to come
Snow has started to fall across parts of the UK with the worst still to come on Thursday, forecasters have said.
Dozens of schools have closed in northern England and north Wales and travel disruption is expected throughout the day.
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Dozens of schools have closed in northern England and north Wales and travel disruption is expected throughout the day.
Weather warnings continue
Several weather warnings are expected to remain in place going into the weekend as more rain, snow and ice are predicted to wreak havoc on the UK.
Two yellow weather warnings for snow and ice will continue across most of Scotland on Friday and Saturday until 6pm with the Met Office urging people to be cautious.
The warning comes with a chance of power cuts, ice-related injuries and travel delays.
Much of wider Britain is expecting more heavy rain with hundreds of flood alerts in place for Friday.
Today’s weather forecast
Good morning and here is the Met Office’s latest weather forecast for Friday:
Today:
Wintry showers continuing in the far north, with a band of rain and mainly hill snow across central areas moving northwards through the day. Cloudier in the south with some showers, these locally heavy. Mild in the south, colder elsewhere.
Tonight:
Rain and hill snow persisting across north and east Scotland. Elsewhere, patchy cloudy with some showers or longer spells of rain. Fog patches may develop underneath the clearest spells.
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