Britons facing heavy downpours with up to four inches of rain and 50mph winds set to batter the UK


Brits are facing more heavy downpours with up to four inches of rain and 50mph winds set to batter the UK on Monday.

The atrocious weather shows little signs of abating, with Brits suffering a fifth consecutive wet weekend.

Two yellow rain warnings are in place on Monday and Tuesday covering Wales and North-East England. 

Meteorologist Luke Miall, from the Met Office, told The Sun that the country should brace itself for further wet weather.

He said: ‘Another wet and windy spell to come through the day on Monday.

‘This weather system pushing in is going to give some heavy rain and strong winds into western areas through the day

People in parts of the UK have had to be evacuated from their homes as a result of the latest storm, Jorge, after the River Aire in East Yorkshire over-flowed (pictured: Flooding in Goole on Humberside)

People in parts of the UK have had to be evacuated from their homes as a result of the latest storm, Jorge, after the River Aire in East Yorkshire over-flowed (pictured: Flooding in Goole on Humberside)

‘It’s Wales where we could see some of the heaviest rain and we do have a weather warning in place from midday on Monday onwards into Tuesday.’

He added: ‘It’s staying dry in the far southeast where some of the hazy sunshine will last throughout the day.

‘We will start to see some milder air coming into the far west by the end of Monday.

‘That gives us a milder day in the south on Tuesday but it’s not going to last long as we could see some.

‘Heavy downpours and those showers turning more wintery as we go through Wednesday.’  

Some areas will three to four inches of rain in heavy downpours and winds up to 50mph.

Tuesday is expected to be a milder day, but could also see yet further rain, with the weather turning more wintery as we head into Wednesday.

It comes as The Prime Minister met people affected by severe weather in Worcestershire on Sunday afternoon following heavy criticism over his failure to make a trip when waters were at their peak.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said that initial estimates show the industry expects to make payments of £363 million to customers who have been affected

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said that initial estimates show the industry expects to make payments of £363 million to customers who have been affected

He said it was ‘too easy’ for a PM to ‘come to a place in a middle of an emergency’, but that it was ‘not so easy, frankly, for the emergency services’.

Speaking on the banks of the River Severn in Bewdley where he viewed flood defences, he told reporters: ‘What they have to do is then break off and gold command has to find somewhere to brief you, everybody has to gather. They’re diverting from their work for hours and hours.

‘What I’ve been doing since the flooding began is coordinating the national response but also looking at what we can do in the next months and years to ensure this country really is ready to cope with the impacts of flooding.’

While many locals greeted him warmly, he also faced heckles of ‘traitor’ as he viewed flood barriers – and one person told him to ‘do your f***ing job’ as he posed with teenagers for a selfie on a bridge in the town.

Bewdley has been among the worst-hit areas in England following the wettest February on record.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Bewdley in Worcestershire to see recovery efforts following recent flooding in the Severn valley and across the UK today

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Bewdley in Worcestershire to see recovery efforts following recent flooding in the Severn valley and across the UK today

Mr Johnson said he would ‘get Bewdley done’ as he spoke to residents affected by the floods.

He said he was ‘so sorry to hear it’ when he heard homes had been overwhelmed by as much as 2ft of water.

Mr Johnson was later mobbed by members of the public as he continued his walk – with a number of people trying to shake his hand and to take photos as he made his way along the river.

He has also met members of the emergency services who responded when the water levels rose.

The PM joined them for a cup of tea and biscuits as he told them that the defence structures in the town were ‘pretty amazing’.

He told reporters: ‘I’m here today to look at the recovery of Bewdley from the flooding. It’s badly affected quite a lot of residents here.’

He thanked the Environment Agency and emergency services, before adding that he would also ‘look at what we can do to make sure this doesn’t happen again’.

‘We’re doubling the budgets we’ve set aside for investment in flood protection across the country from £2.6 billion to £5.2 billion.’

Mr Johnson faced heavy criticism for staying in the Foreign Secretary’s Chevening country estate in Kent during the height of the floods last month, rather than visiting regions including Yorkshire, South Wales and the Midlands.