Summer is well and truly drawing to a close as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain. The warning, which covers all of London, begins at 10pm this evening (Thursday, August 28) and ends at noon tomorrow (Friday, August 29).
This is a dreary end to an otherwise brilliant summer where thermostats were known to pass the 30C mark. We should brace ourselves for adverse effects on public transport, particularly delays.
Drivers should expect flooded roads, and there is also the possibility of homes getting flooded. Of what to expect, the weather authority said: “Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer. Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer. Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely.”
Met Office weather warnings work in three tiers: yellow, amber, and red. Yellow means severe weather is due, but the certainty of serious impacts is low or uncertain.
An amber warning means there is a high likelihood of widespread and significant impacts from severe weather, requiring you to change your plans and take action to protect yourself and your property. And if you hear of a red warning, the weather is set to be extremely dangerous with a high risk to life.
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Upcoming weather forecast
Today (Thursday, August 28) saw some sunny spells at first. During the morning, the cloud thickened, and isolated showers developed in the late morning, turning heavy at times with a risk of thunder. Maximum temperature 22C.
Heavy showers will be dying away through the evening, then becoming mostly dry for a short time before frequent heavy showers and low cloud spread in during the early hours of Friday. Minimum temperature 13C.
Tomorrow (Friday, August 29) will see low cloud and frequent heavy showers at first, mainly clearing to the east by late morning. Then a mixture of sunshine and isolated showers for the afternoon. Maximum temperature 21C.
And from Saturday (August 30) to Monday (September 1) there will be a band of rain, low cloud and strong winds moving eastwards on Saturday afternoon. Rain clearing to leave a mix of sunshine and blustery showers for Sunday and Monday.
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