Britain has been placed on alert on 10 days worth of rain that is set to fall in the next 24 hours before widespread frost and freezing fog threatens Monday’s rush-hour.
The Met Office, the official British weather expert, has issued a yellow weather warning for the South East of England as ‘persistent and locally heavy’ rain is expected to cause surface water flooding and travel disruption.
London, Surrey and Kent are among the areas on high alert as up to an inch of rain – 10 days’ worth – is predicted to fall over the next 24 hours.
The ‘be aware’ warning is from 3am to 9pm on Sunday and could also affect West Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Medway and East Sussex.
‘A waving front will lie across the area for much of the day, with more than 20 mm expected in places. Given the wetter than average weather of late, these totals bring the risk of surface water,’ according to the Met Office. [myad]
