Easter Monday may very well be ruined by heavy rain as flood alerts nonetheless in place in 9 counties | UK | News | EUROtoday

A moist Easter Monday is in retailer for thousands and thousands of Brits as an array of flood alerts are nonetheless in place after earlier climate warnings for rain.

The Environment Agency has eight flood warnings which might be nonetheless in place within the Hertfordshire and Hampshire areas in addition to in Oxfordshire and County Durham. Whilst in Scotland flood warnings stay in place for Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries. This covers Glasgow, Argyll and Bute, Ayrshire and Lanarkshire.

The 9 counties with flood alerts in place:

England

Hertfordshire

Hampshire

Berkshire

Oxfordshire

Country Durham

Scotland

Glasgow

Argyll and Bute

Ayrshire

Lanarkshire

The Met Office is forecasting that sunshine and heavy showers will have an effect on “many areas on Easter Monday”.

The climate throughout the nation for the remainder of the weekend is anticipated to be “changeable”, with heat sunshine in addition to frequent showers, in line with the Met Office.

BBC climate shares this view, the forecaster says that “Easter Monday will see sunshine and showers, locally heavy and thundery, particularly in south England”.

For tomorrow, Easter Sunday ” a scattering of showers is likely across southern England and south Wales” and on a extra constructive word there can be “warm spells of hazy sunshine”.

The RAC additionally has warned drivers travelling in the course of the financial institution vacation to watch out within the occasion of heavy downpours given the massive numbers of vehicles anticipated on the roads.

Breakdown spokesperson Alice Simpson has warned drivers to plan forward earlier than they set off because the moist climate many disrupt plans.

She mentioned: “It’s important to plan forward and be ready for journeys to take longer due to the moist climate and the anticipated getaway congestion.”