Storm Bram batters Britain and Ireland
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The Met Office has warned parts of the country could experience disruption and damage caused by Storm Bram this week. The meteorological service has enforced a number of weather warnings across the west of the country ahead of Storm Bram’s wrath.
Flights and trains have been disrupted due to Storm Bram, as parts of the UK are battered by strong gusts and heavy rainfall. Rain of up to 4 inches and winds reaching 90mph across northwest Scotland are expected to cause disruption on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.
The prospects of a white Christmas have diminished, according to the Met Office.
Parts of London have been issued a yellow warning for heavy rain by the Met Office. A warning for rain is in place from 6am until midnight tomorrow, Saturday, November 29. The Met Office is warning that heavy rain could cause travel disruption and flooding. You can see the full weather forecast via the Met Office.
The Met Office is predicting London will be soaked this weekend and throughout the first half of December, with yellow warnings for heavy rain in place for much of the next few days.Warnings are in place from 6am until midnight tomorrow,
The heaviest rainfall is likely over parts of the south and southwest England and south Wales, according to the Met Office. It said 20-30 mm of rain could fall quite widely across the wider region, but 60-80 mm is likely to accumulate over some windward-facing high ground in south Wales and the high ground of Dartmoor.
Brits will want to get their raincoats and umbrellas at the ready as weather maps suggest a huge Atlantic storm is to soon sweep the country. Spanning 712 miles from Inverness in Scotland to Penzance in Cornwall, the storm appearing on weather maps could batter most of Britain, if the forecast is correct.