The Met Office has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for heavy rain and potential flooding in London, covering Thursday evening and Friday morning. The warning, in effect from 5pm Thursday to 10am Friday, applies to much of England and Wales, with London expected to experience downpours.
Forecasters predict 40-60 mm of rainfall in some locations within four to six hours, raising the risk of travel disruption and a small chance of power cuts and property flooding. This follows a separate yellow warning for Thursday targeting northeast England, where the Pennines and North York Moors could see 80-100 mm of rain.
The warnings come after heavy rainfall submerged parts of London on Monday, causing widespread travel chaos. The District Line and London Overground were suspended all day, while the Metropolitan and Piccadilly Lines faced partial suspensions. Mainline trains were also affected by flooding and train shortages.
Outside London, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire were hit hard. In Northamptonshire, flooding forced the evacuation of 43 people from Billing Aquadrome holiday park on Tuesday, with firefighters and police working late into the night. Only a very limited number of residents remained at the site.
The Met Office noted that areas including Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire were among the worst affected on Monday, as parts of the UK saw more than the monthly average rainfall in 24 hours.
