River Levels

Five Day Flood Risk Forecast

Forecast issued by the Met Office at 10:30am, Tuesday 21st March

England

Coastal/tidal flooding is probable along parts of South West England on Thursday, with more widespread flooding possible from North West to South England coasts from Wednesday to Friday. Land, roads and some properties could flood and there could be travel disruption. Isolated river flooding is possible but not expected in parts of Yorkshire and the Humber on Wednesday and Thursday. Land, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.

Wales

Coastal/tidal flooding is probable along parts of North, Mid, and South West Wales, and possible along other Welsh coasts from Wednesday until Friday. Land, roads and some properties could flood and there could be travel disruption.

Read this forecast in Welsh

River

The river flood risk is VERY LOW for the next five days.

Local minor river flooding impacts are possible but not expected in parts of Yorkshire and the Humber on Wednesday and Thursday due to repeated bands of rain raising river levels.

Coastal

The coastal/tidal flood risk is LOW from Wednesday to Friday.

Minor coastal/tidal flooding impacts are probable for parts of the west coast of Wales from Wednesday to Friday and the coast of South West England on Thursday morning.

Minor coastal/tidal flooding impacts are possible along parts of the coasts of Wales, North West and the South of England from Wednesday to Friday.

This is due to the potential for high tides coinciding with storm surge and large waves.

Refer to Specific Areas of Concern Map.

Surface

The surface water flood risk is VERY LOW for the next five days.

Groundwater

The groundwater flood risk is VERY LOW for the next five days.

Daily Risk Forecast Maps

Areas Potentially Affected

Wednesday 22nd March

Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Gwynedd

Source and risk of potential flooding

  • Coastal: Likelihood medium, Impact minor

Additional information: High tides, storm surge and large waves at times, impacts mainly on AM tides.

E Sussex, Southampton, Portsmouth, Brighton and Hove, W Sussex, Hampshire, Poole, Bournemouth, Torbay, Plymouth, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, Cardiff, Newport, Monmouthshire, Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Carmarthenshire, S Gloucestershire, N Somerset, Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire

Source and risk of potential flooding

  • Coastal: Likelihood low, Impact minor

Additional information: High tides, storm surge and large waves at times.

Thursday 23rd March

Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Gwynedd

Source and risk of potential flooding

  • Coastal: Likelihood medium, Impact minor

Additional information: High tides, storm surge and large waves at times, impacts mainly on AM tides.

Plymouth, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly

Source and risk of potential flooding

  • Coastal: Likelihood medium, Impact minor

Additional information: Thursday morning only. Peak of spring tides coinciding with storm surge.

N Somerset, Somerset, Cardiff, Newport, Monmouthshire, Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Carmarthenshire, S Gloucestershire, Bristol, Gloucestershire

Source and risk of potential flooding

  • Coastal: Likelihood low, Impact minor

Additional information: High tides, storm surge and large waves at times.

Friday 24th March

Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Gwynedd

Source and risk of potential flooding

  • Coastal: Likelihood medium, Impact minor

Additional information: High tides, storm surge and large waves at times, impacts mainly on AM tides.

E Sussex, Southampton, Portsmouth, Brighton and Hove, W Sussex, Hampshire, Poole, Bournemouth, Torbay, Plymouth, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, Cardiff, Newport, Monmouthshire, Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Carmarthenshire, S Gloucestershire, N Somerset, Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire

Source and risk of potential flooding

  • Coastal: Likelihood low, Impact minor

Additional information: High tides, storm surge and large waves at times.

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