Mapped: Met Office’s latest severe weather warnings
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK is bracing for strong winds and more heavy rain this weekend, with the Met Office issuing new weather warnings across most of the country. Part of the UK may also experience flooding with as much as 80mm of rain expected, the forecaster said, as yellow weather warnings were issued for Dorset and Devon, southern Scotland and Northern Ireland. open image in gallery A single weather warning is currently in place for Sunday 10 December, warning of the chance of heavy rain in northwestern England in the early hours Kate Marks, flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said: “Minor river flooding impacts are expected across parts of England until Tuesday, following recent heavy rainfall and with further rain on Saturday. “We advise people to stay away from swollen rivers and urge people not to drive through flood water as just 30cm of flowing water is enough to move your car.” open image in gallery Cars make their way through surface water on the A1101 in Welney in Norfolk on 7 December 2023 The weather is likely to disrupt the transportation network, including road, rail, air and ferry transport, forecasters said.