{"id":633419,"date":"2025-12-15T07:02:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/633419\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T07:02:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:02:19","slug":"britain-to-face-deluge-of-rain-with-swollen-rivers-to-burst-their-banks-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/633419\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain to face deluge of rain with swollen rivers to burst their banks | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI_276878778-75eb.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-25481336\" alt=\"Mandatory Credit: Photo by Krisztian Elek\/SOPA Images\/Shutterstock (16018862a) A family waits under the umbrellas to cross the road on the Westminster Bridge. The country experienced unsettled wet and windy weather over the last few weeks. It was characterized by a series of low-pressure systems bringing spells of rain and strong winds from the Atlantic. Rainy day in London, UK - 4 Dec 2025.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tParts of England will see a deluge of rain (Picture: Krisztian Elek\/SOPA Images\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>Brits face dangerous flooding and huge downpours on Monday as up to 100mm of <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rain<\/a> is expected to fall in parts of the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/met-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Met Office<\/a> has issued amber and yellow rain warnings for the south of <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/wales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wales<\/a> as well as the south west, north west and north east of <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/england\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">England<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The deluge will last throughout Monday and could cause power cuts, flooded roads and challenging driving conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The Environment Agency has also issued four flood warnings for the RIver Cocker, River Ehen, River Rothay and Keswick Campsite.<\/p>\n<p>An amber warning urges Brits to take care on the roads with \u2018danger to life\u2019 flooding expected in Cumbria and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <strong><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/news-updates\/?signup-source=news-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News Updates<\/a><\/strong> newsletter or get <strong><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/breaking-news?ito=news-article&amp;?signup_source=news-article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breaking News<\/a> <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"all\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The amber warning for rain across northwest England has been updated to have an earlier end time of 4am Monday morning. Yellow warnings remain out for all of Monday \u26a0\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yKiL4ykHoa\">pic.twitter.com\/yKiL4ykHoa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Met Office (@metoffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metoffice\/status\/2000295625041101155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 14, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\t\t\t\tWhich areas are covered by the Met Office weather warnings?\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI_278009249-78e6.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-25476909\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tWeather warnings in place on Monday<\/p>\n<p>Amber warnings for rain<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ambleside<\/li>\n<li>Bridgend<\/li>\n<li>Cardiff<\/li>\n<li>Carmarthen<\/li>\n<li>Cockermouth<\/li>\n<li>Keswich<\/li>\n<li>Merthyr Tydfil<\/li>\n<li>St David\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>Swansea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yellow warnings for rain<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blackburn<\/li>\n<li>Bolton<\/li>\n<li>Burnley<\/li>\n<li>Carlisle<\/li>\n<li>Chester<\/li>\n<li>Dumfries<\/li>\n<li>Durham<\/li>\n<li>Exeter<\/li>\n<li>Hartlepool<\/li>\n<li>Lancaster<\/li>\n<li>Manchester<\/li>\n<li>Middlesbrough<\/li>\n<li>Plymouth<\/li>\n<li>Preston<\/li>\n<li>Stoke-on-Trent<\/li>\n<li>Truro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meteorologists predict 50-80 mm of rain is likely to fall quite widely in south and southwest Wales with some places seeing close to 100 mm.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/cumbria\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cumbria<\/a> will also face as much as 100mm of rain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The impact of this heavy downpour will be higher due to recent wet <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weather<\/a> and saturated ground, the Met Office fears.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Day, Flood Duty Manager at the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/environment-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environment Agency<\/a>, said on Friday: \u2018Significant surface water flooding impacts are possible\u00a0in parts of the North of England on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018There are also possible\u00a0significant\u00a0river flooding impacts in parts of the North of England on Sunday and Monday,\u00a0with minor flooding impacts possible more widely across northern England over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Environment Agency teams are out on the ground, taking action to reduce the impact of flooding and support those communities affected. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018We urge people not to drive though flood water \u2013 it is often deeper than it looks and just 30cm of flowing water is enough to float your car.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Areas facing yellow rain warnings have been told to be wary of spray and flooding on roads, as well as interruption to power supplies.<\/p>\n<p>These areas will be hit by as much as 60mm worth of rain on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tWhich areas are face flood warnings?\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keswick Campsite<\/li>\n<li>River Cocker at Southwaite Bridge<\/li>\n<li>River Ehen at Egremont, Bleach Green, Ennerdale Mill, Bridge End, Vale View, Wood Bank, Rugby Club<\/li>\n<li>River Rothay at Grasmere, White Bridge and Stock Lane<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI_278010033-f27e.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-25476907\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe picture for Tuesday is looking a little drier<\/p>\n<p>The severe weather will subside on Tuesday, with a yellow warning in place in the far south east.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the country will have a more settled day with dry and brighter weather.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday will bring with it further wet and windy weather as another area of low pressure approaches from the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/12\/15\/britain-face-deluge-danger-life-floods-swollen-rivers-bursting-banks-25481010\/mailto:webnews@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" 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