Britain forecast another huge rainstorm as entire country washed out in latest weather maps

Weather maps amusement much rainfall clouds moving successful from the Atlantic, which are acceptable to bring dense showers with up to 10mm an hr connected already bedewed crushed aft the interaction of Storm Bert

Brits are acceptable to beryllium battered by much heavy rain with tempest clouds gathering crossed the full of the country.

Maps from WXCharts amusement the ominous question of aggravated rainfall moving successful from the Atlantic successful the mediate of adjacent week which volition chiefly impact the UK from December 5.

Across wide areas of the state it is coloured bluish indicating we tin expect up to 1mm falling an hr portion astatine the worst moments it turns a acheronian reddish showing determination could beryllium up to 10mm an hour.

Temperatures are besides expected to stay debased adjacent week with wide areas astir 0C, and -1C successful the North East of England. The rainfall could besides autumn arsenic snowfall successful cardinal and bluish parts of Scotland.

Looking to the play from November 30 to December 9, the Met Office refers to debased unit systems that whitethorn determination crossed the UK bringing upwind and rain. “Mainly adust with immoderate wide oregon sunny spells but alternatively acold towards the southeast astatine archetypal arsenic precocious unit implicit the continent extends its power here,” it states.

“Cloudier, windier and milder successful the northbound and westbound with immoderate outbreaks of rain. Early adjacent week, it looks similar the rainfall successful the westbound volition borderline further east, bringing a abbreviated spell of rainfall to the east. High unit whitethorn past re-assert itself adjacent to oregon implicit the UK done aboriginal December.

"The mostly dry, settled taxable whitethorn beryllium punctuated by little unsettled spells though with areas of debased unit perchance crossing the UK, bringing immoderate spells of upwind and rain. Temperatures mostly adjacent average, but immoderate overnight frost is likely, and alternatively acold by time wherever immoderate fog persists.”

And the rainfall volition autumn connected already bedewed crushed aft dense showers from Storm Bert with claims that the Met Office underestimated the effects of the weather system.

Labour MP for Cardiff West, Alex Barros-Curtis, said warnings should person been “amber oregon red”, arsenic Environment Secretary Steve Reed told MPs that much flooding is “likely”. Hundreds of homes were near nether water, roads were turned into rivers and winds of much than 80mph were recorded crossed parts of the UK.

More than 130 flood warnings and 160 alerts remained successful spot crossed the UK connected Monday. The Environment Secretary said that much flooding this week is “likely” but its interaction “should beryllium little severe” than has been seen. He said: “Around 28,000 properties are being protected by Environment Agency flood defences.

“Unfortunately, an estimated 107 properties person flooded crossed England, principally from stream and aboveground h2o flooding.” He added: “The Environment Agency and section responders person besides been engaged protecting properties elsewhere successful England, including flooding from the River Teme successful Tenbury Wells wherever astir 40 properties person flooded.

“The stream has present peaked and section responders volition beryllium focusing connected the little reaches of rivers implicit the adjacent fewer days.” He further stated: “Further flooding is sadly apt implicit the adjacent fewer days arsenic h2o levels emergence successful slower flowing rivers specified arsenic the Severn and the Ouse.

“The Environment Agency anticipates that immoderate impacts should beryllium little terrible than we person seen successful caller days.” Mr Reed besides described the flood defences they inherited from the erstwhile authorities arsenic being “in the worst information connected grounds pursuing years of underinvestment”.

He added: “Over 3,000 of our cardinal flood defences are beneath an acceptable standard. That is wherefore we are investing £2.4 cardinal implicit the adjacent 2 years to physique and support flood defences.”