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The Met Office has issued a double yellow weather advisory for much of Devon and Cornwall, with a rainy and windy weekend anticipated.
The rain warning, which runs from midnight to 2:00 pm tomorrow (Saturday), predicts “periods of heavy rain” that could “cause flooding and transportation disruptions.”
The warning covers all of Cornwall and much of Devon. Parts of Mid Devon are not included.
The advisories did not initially cover Devon and Cornwall, but the Met Office says both the speed of the weather system and the affected area have been reviewed. However, the impact it is likely to have has been degraded.
While a yellow wind warning was also issued covering a similar area, though it overlooks a stretch of the North Devon coastline.
Met Éireann, the Irish Met Office, has officially appointed the meteorological front Storm Aiden, which will arrive on Saturday.
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People have been advised to expect:
- Spraying and flooding on the roads are likely to lengthen travel times.
- Some homes and businesses are likely to be flooded
- Bus and train services are likely to be affected by the length of travel
- There is likely to be an interruption to power supplies and other services
The Met Office also warned people to “keep your coats and boots handy.”
Weather advisories have been put in place across the UK as two separate Atlantic low pressure systems will head towards the north west of the UK over the weekend, and the remnants of ex-Hurricane Zeta are likely to bring more heavy rain and strong winds. on Sunday.
Meteorological Office chief meteorologist Frank Saunders said: “This week has been quite unstable and we will see that this typical fall weather will continue into the weekend, with heavy rains and strong winds expected to bring disruptions and risk of flooding. in some areas. “
Strong winds and lots of rain appear to begin to improve the southwest as of Friday night.
Gusts approaching 50 mph have been forecast in some areas of the Southwest, though temperatures are expected to hold into the mid-teens.
Strong winds and rain are expected to subside by mid-afternoon on Saturday, but more wet weather is forecast on Sunday.
In other parts of the country, heavy rains and gales are forecast, and the mountains of North West Wales and Cumbria will be hit by the worst rains as more than 100mm is likely to fall.
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Elsewhere in the warning zone, which covers parts of North West England, Wales, the West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, higher ground areas could see strong to hurricane southwesterly winds, 50-80mm of rain, while that 25-40mm could fall to lower levels.
The final warning, which covers most of Sunday, says “periods of heavy rain” are expected in Wales and north-west England and will bring the risk of further flooding.
Deputy Chief Meteorologist Martin Young said: “Saturday will be very wet and windy in many parts of the north and west of the country as the low pressure spreads to the northeast beyond the northwest of Great Britain.
“Another system follows rapidly Sunday containing the remnants of former Hurricane Zeta, bringing more heavy rain and strong winds.”
This is falling on ground already saturated with what has been “a wet October,” so there is an increased risk of flooding in some warning areas, he added.
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