Overview
- The Met Office has a yellow rain warning from noon to midnight on Monday for London, the South East, much of the South West and parts of Wales, with 10–15mm widely and 20–30mm in exposed spots and the risk of travel disruption.
- By 5pm Sunday, the Environment Agency listed 96 flood warnings and 218 flood alerts, concentrated in the South, South West and the East and West Midlands as soils and rivers remain saturated.
- Officials urge residents in warning areas to prepare basics for flooding and potential power cuts, including torches, spare batteries and phone power packs, along with essential documents and supplies.
- From Tuesday to Thursday, the forecast stays unsettled, wettest in eastern Scotland, southwest England and possibly Northern Ireland, with temperatures turning colder in the north and some snow possible.
- Long‑range guidance for February 12–21 signals predominantly cyclonic conditions and a chance of a brief colder spell with some snow mainly in northern areas; private model charts suggesting widespread mid‑February snow are low‑confidence scenarios.