Forecast issued by the Met Office at 10:30am, Wednesday 27th March
Local coastal/tidal flooding is possible along the Dorset coast on Thursday. Local inland flooding impacts are possible in parts of England on Thursday, continuing into Friday due to rain falling on already wet ground. Local flooding from groundwater is possible but not expected across parts of the South of England for the next five days. Lands, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.
Local inland flooding impacts are possible in parts of the east of Wales on Thursday, continuing into Friday due to rain falling on already wet ground. Lands, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.
The river flood risk is VERY LOW for the next five days.
Minor river flooding impacts are possible but not expected in parts of England on Thursday and Friday as rivers respond to further rain. See Areas of Concern Map 1.
The coastal/tidal flood risk is VERY LOW for the next five days.
Minor coastal flooding impacts are possible along parts of the Dorset coast on Thursday in southerly gales. Refer to Specific Areas of Concern Map. Minimal coastal impacts are also expected along some English and Welsh coasts today (Wednesday) and on Thursday due to high tides and large waves. Impacts may include isolated spray on low-lying roads and coastal promenades.
The surface water flood risk is VERY LOW for the next five days.
Minor surface water flooding impacts are possible in parts of England on Thursday due to rain falling on already wet ground. See Areas of Concern Map 1. Impacts could include localised flooding from urban and fast responding smaller watercourses/catchments, drains, channels and flooding from overland flow.
The groundwater flood risk is VERY LOW for the next five days.
Minor groundwater flooding impacts are possible but not expected in parts of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire for the next five days.
The level of the ongoing disruption caused by groundwater flooding in Hampshire is being managed and awareness is high. Consequently the groundwater flood risk is being assessed as VERY LOW in Hampshire for the next five days.
Denbighshire, Newport, Powys, Wrexham, Monmouthshire, Devon, Cheshire, Bristol, N Somerset, S Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Bath and NE Somerset, Poole, Somerset, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Bedfordshire, Derby, Kent, Stoke-on-Trent, Dorset, E Sussex, Nottingham, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, Bournemouth, Leicestershire, Bracknell Forest, Windsor and Maidenhead, Leicester, W Sussex, W Berkshire, Portsmouth, Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Reading, Gtr London, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes, Slough, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Wokingham, W Midlands, Swindon, Isle of Wight
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Inland impacts possible on Thursday. River impacts only on Friday.
Dorset, Poole, Bournemouth
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Possible minor coastal flooding due to large waves, mainly around high tides.
Bristol, N Somerset, Bedfordshire, Luton, Rutland, Derby, Kent, Thurrock, Stoke-on-Trent, Dorset, E Sussex, Medway, Shropshire, Nottingham, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Gloucestershire, S Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, Bournemouth, Leicestershire, Bracknell Forest, Essex, Telford and Wrekin, Windsor and Maidenhead, Leicester, W Sussex, W Berkshire, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Lincolnshire, Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Reading, Gtr London, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Bath and NE Somerset, Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes, Poole, Slough, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Wokingham, Somerset, W Midlands, Swindon, Isle of Wight
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: River flooding from Thursday's rain possibly continuing into Friday.