Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on 12/11/2026.
The forecast high tide at Richmond is 4.74 mAOD at 4:00 PM on Thursday 12th November.
Locations most affected will be Putney Embankment (SW15), Chiswick Mall and Strand on the Green (W4), Thames Bank at Mortlake (SW14), Ranelagh Drive (TW1), Friars Lane and Water Lane (TW9), Riverside and The Embankment at Twickenham, and the Towpath below Teddington Lock. Flooding of properties is not expected.
Astronomical tide levels are falling. The river flow at Teddington Weir is 5 cubic metres per second and is steady. We anticipate the flows to remain steady for the next few days.
We are closing flood gates .
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 5:30PM on Thursday 12 November or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 7:31am, Thursday 12th November 2026.
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River Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir
Region: Kent, South London and East Sussex
Country: England
Counties covered: Greater London, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames, Wandsworth
Watercourses covered: River Thames
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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