Daily Risk Forecast Maps
Forecast issued by the Met Office at 10:30am, Wednesday 1st May
Local flooding from surface water and rivers is possible but not expected across parts the Midlands and the South of England from Wednesday evening into Thursday. Further local flooding from surface water and rivers is possible later on Thursday and into Friday in parts of the South and East of England. Land, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.
Local flooding from surface water and rivers is possible but not expected across parts of the South of Wales from Wednesday evening into Thursday. Land, 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 and Wales today (Wednesday) and into Thursday. See Specific Areas of Concern Map 1.
The coastal/tidal flood risk is VERY LOW for the next five days.
The surface water flood risk is LOW today (Wednesday) and Thursday.
A band of rain, heavy showers and thunderstorms brings the chance of surface water flooding from later today and into tomorrow. See Specific Areas of Concern Map 1.
Minor surface water flooding impacts are also possible in parts of the East and South East of England on Friday and possible but not expected more widely in parts of England and Wales. This is due to the possibility of further heavy showers and thunderstorms.
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.
The level of the ongoing disruption caused by groundwater flooding in the South of England is not forecast to get worse, the flooding is being managed and awareness is high. Consequently the groundwater flood risk is VERY LOW.
Bedfordshire, Kent, Bristol, E Sussex, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Medway, Surrey, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Powys, Bracknell Forest, Essex, Windsor and Maidenhead, W Berkshire, Ceredigion, Portsmouth, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, Reading, Devon, Bridgend, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Wokingham, Neath Port Talbot, Merthyr Tydfil, Luton, Swansea, Thurrock, Dorset, N Somerset, Hertfordshire, Cardiff, Newport, S Gloucestershire, Carmarthenshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Herefordshire, Bournemouth, Vale of Glamorgan, W Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Gtr London, Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Bath and NE Somerset, Plymouth, Poole, Slough, Pembrokeshire, Somerset, Torbay, Swindon, Southend-on-Sea, Isle of Wight
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Rain and possible heavy showers from later Wednesday and into Thursday.
Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Torbay, Merthyr Tydfil, Dorset, Bristol, N Somerset, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Gloucestershire, Cardiff, Newport, S Gloucestershire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Herefordshire, Hampshire, Powys, Bournemouth, Vale of Glamorgan, Portsmouth, Southampton, Monmouthshire, Devon, Bridgend, Blaenau Gwent, Bath and NE Somerset, Poole, Wiltshire, Somerset, Neath Port Talbot, Isle of Wight
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Chance of heavy showers and thunderstorms from later on Wednesday into Thursday
Bedfordshire, Kent, Bristol, E Sussex, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Medway, Surrey, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Powys, Bracknell Forest, Essex, Windsor and Maidenhead, W Berkshire, Ceredigion, Portsmouth, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, Reading, Devon, Bridgend, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Wokingham, Neath Port Talbot, Merthyr Tydfil, Luton, Swansea, Thurrock, Dorset, N Somerset, Hertfordshire, Cardiff, Newport, S Gloucestershire, Carmarthenshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Herefordshire, Bournemouth, Vale of Glamorgan, W Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Gtr London, Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Bath and NE Somerset, Plymouth, Poole, Slough, Pembrokeshire, Somerset, Torbay, Swindon, Southend-on-Sea, Isle of Wight
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Rain and possible heavy showers from later Wednesday and into Thursday.
Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Torbay, Merthyr Tydfil, Dorset, Bristol, N Somerset, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Gloucestershire, Cardiff, Newport, S Gloucestershire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Herefordshire, Hampshire, Powys, Bournemouth, Vale of Glamorgan, Portsmouth, Southampton, Monmouthshire, Devon, Bridgend, Blaenau Gwent, Bath and NE Somerset, Poole, Wiltshire, Somerset, Neath Port Talbot, Isle of Wight
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: Chance of heavy showers and thunderstorms from later on Wednesday into Thursday
Medway, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Bournemouth, Suffolk, Bracknell Forest, Essex, Windsor and Maidenhead, W Sussex, W Berkshire, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent, Thurrock, Dorset, E Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Reading, Gtr London, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes, Poole, Slough, Wiltshire, Wokingham, Southend-on-Sea, Isle of Wight
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: A chance of heavy showers and thunderstorms
Medway, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Bournemouth, Suffolk, Bracknell Forest, Essex, Windsor and Maidenhead, W Sussex, W Berkshire, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent, Thurrock, Dorset, E Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Reading, Gtr London, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes, Poole, Slough, Wiltshire, Wokingham, Southend-on-Sea, Isle of Wight
Source and risk of potential flooding
Additional information: A chance of heavy showers and thunderstorms