UK weather forecast today – Britain faces more floods and fierce gales after Storm Alex battered country
BRITAIN faces more floods and fierce gales today after Storm Alex battered the country.
The dire weather forecast comes after more than a month's worth of rain fell over the weekend.
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Pictures show the washout in Manchester, Blackpool and Brighton this morning as the heart of Storm Alex moved on to the continent – leaving a trail of destruction and flash-flooding in its wake.
A Met Office Forecaster told The Sun Online: "It's going to remain unsettled until the weekend.
"There will be some periods of quite heavy rain during the week and there's potential today for some thunderstorm activity."
Gales are set to be particularly strong along the south coast today, with winds of up to 42mph and thunder in places.
The Environment Agency has also issued eight flood warnings requiring immediate action across England along with 36 flood alerts.
Areas at immediate risk of flooding include the River Colne and Frays River at West Drayton and Stanwell Moor, River Leam at Eathorpe, Huningham and Offchurch and the River Thame at Dorchester.
Wales and the north west will see the heaviest rains today, with Lancaster among the hardest hit.
The South East will see some of the warmest weather today, with London, Kent and Southampton set for highs of 16C.
Elsewhere, temperatures are likely to reach highs of around 13C.
It comes after floodwaters caused travel and road disruption across England yesterday.
Floods of up to 4ft were recorded in the southeast with London and Essex badly affected.
Somerset saw more than half a foot of rain in the Blackpitts Gate area, and the Met Office issued severe weather warnings for the first time in more than six months.
Gadebridge Park in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, was also completely submerged following the unrelenting downpours.
Areas of Northumberland was also left underwater as an amber "danger to life" warning was issued for parts of the West Midlands, west and south-west England and most of Wales.
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