Parts of the UK have been battered after Storm Fergus hit over the weekend, with bad weather conditions expected to last until Thursday. More than 250 areas remain on flood watch after torrential rain on Saturday and Sunday, with dry and sunny weather today.
But the bad weather isn’t over yet, with up to three inches of rainfall expected in eastern Scotland. Winds of 81mph were recorded over the weekend, with more warnings for wind today issued.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has eight flood alerts in place, while Natural Resources Wales has a further seven alerts – taking the UK total to 259. Meanwhile, the Environment Agency have 202 flood alerts in place across England where flooding is “possible”.
Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said: “Monday looks like a better day for most areas, there will be some patchy rain across the north east of Scotland, but other than that it looks mostly dry with bright sunny spells and lighter winds. But wet and windy weather will come in on Monday night, pushing east into Tuesday.”
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