No end in sight' to Britain's wet weather as dozens of flood warnings issued

"The Environment Agency (EA) has issued 85 warnings for England, meaning flooding is expected, mainly concentrated in the south-west and Midlands. A further 245 flood alerts are in place, meaning flooding is possible, from North Yorkshire to Cornwall and from the Welsh borders to Norfolk. Natural Resources Wales has another 11 flood alerts in place while Scotland has one flood warning and five flood alerts."

"The Met Office said there will be further showers on Sunday, particularly in the west, while persistent rain and drizzle will affect parts of Scotland. The outlook for Monday to Wednesday is cloudy with spells of torrential rain across the UK though with occasional drier interludes. It has rained every day for the last 37 days in the UK, while Aberdeen has had zero hours of sunshine since 21 January and Sheffield has had no hours of sunshine so far this month, Sky News reported."

"Dan Stroud, operational meteorologist with the Met Office, said: Unfortunately, there's no end in sight. Newcastle's jumps announced its meeting on Sunday has been abandoned due to the track being waterlogged with some false patches and no prospect of sufficient improvement in the next 24 hours following 13mm of rain in the last 24 hours and 56mm rain in the past week."

Heavy, persistent rain and widespread flooding risk continue across Great Britain, with the Environment Agency issuing 85 flood warnings and 245 flood alerts in England, Natural Resources Wales placing 11 flood alerts, and Scotland holding one flood warning and five flood alerts. Showers will be particularly heavy in the west, with persistent rain and drizzle in parts of Scotland and spells of torrential rain forecast Monday to Wednesday. Rain has fallen every day for 37 days in the UK, with Aberdeen recording zero hours of sunshine since 21 January and Sheffield recording none this month. The south-east received nearly a third of its average February rainfall in the first three days, several events have been cancelled due to waterlogged conditions, and the south-west and south Wales saw about 50% more rainfall than usual for January.

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