{"id":383865,"date":"2025-08-30T01:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T01:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/383865\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T01:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T01:13:23","slug":"heavy-rainfall-expected-across-salford-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/383865\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rainfall expected across Salford this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<img width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/22432091942_0085c12af9_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"rainfall\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-attachment-id=\"217437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/salford-now-1.azurewebsites.net\/2024\/10\/15\/heavy-rain-to-hit-salford-as-met-office-issues-weather-warning\/22432091942_0085c12af9_b\/\" 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\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heavy rainfall is expected to sweep across Salford this Saturday, with the \u201cmeteorological summer is ending on a wet and windy note.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rainfall is expected throughout the weekend, with rainfall expected to begin this evening and continue into Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Met Office weather map also forecasted that the rainfall in Salford will be heaviest on Saturday afternoon, with rain set to begin at 2.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>They said on their website: \u201cShowers continuing through this evening and overnight, especially in the west mixed with occasional clear spells.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few showers first thing, then turning increasingly cloudy from the west with outbreaks of rain sweeping through during the afternoon accompanied by stronger winds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And with combination of strong winds, <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.metoffice.gov.uk\/forecast\/gcw279prq#?date=2025-08-30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">residents could see rainfall reach speeds of 4-6mm of water per hour.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Salford residents should also be aware the forecast indicates that winds gusts could be as high as 34mph.<\/p>\n<p>And recent settled and warm weather, which has helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/about-us\/news-and-media\/media-centre\/weather-and-climate-news\/2025\/this-summer-will-almost-certainly-be-warmest-on-record-for-the-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">put the UK on track to having its warmest summer on record, <\/a>has now been subsided and replaced with more unsettled and changeable weather.<\/p>\n<p>Met Office Chief Meteorologist Steve Willington said: \u201cA westerly regime is now in charge of the UK\u2019s weather and will help fuel periods of wet and windy weather over the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith showers and some longer spells of rain likely for much of the UK on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cWhile many areas may welcome some rain after fairly prolonged dry weather.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a potential that over the next few days some parts of Wales, northwest England and western Scotland could see some impacts at times, which we\u2019ll be keeping an eye on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weather.metoffice.gov.uk\/forecast\/gcw279prq#?date=2025-08-30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information about the changing weather forecast can be found via the Met Office.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heavy rainfall is expected to sweep across Salford this Saturday, with the \u201cmeteorological summer is ending on 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