Storm Francis: Last News

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Britons could bask in warm sunshine next week after being battered by two severe storms and enduring a chilly and rainy bank holiday weekend.

Light rain, heavy rain, torrential rain and to top it off, strong winds... that’s the forecast for much of the UK this week thanks to Storm Francis which is set to interrupt our sunny summer days.When your weather app issues such an update, it’s easy to feel uninspired, dreading the drizzly days ahead.

Rochdale has been forced to temporarily close after flooding caused 'catastrophic damage' to the building's power supply. Diners were evacuated from the award-winning restaurant last night as Storm Francis lashed down.

Horwich and Rivington were already submerged by 7pm on Tuesday evening - before a night filled with rain and hours more this morning. Station Park has become waterlogged, according to Bolton resident Peter Ravald who captured the scenes and shared them with the caption 'floody hell!' on social media.

August windspeed for England and Wales.The unseasonably strong winds and heavy rain have disrupted travel for many Brits and triggered safety warnings.

Storm Francis has moved on after gusts of more than 80mph battered the UK - but thunderstorms now threaten to spoil the August bank holiday.

A plane wobbled terrifyingly from side-to-side as it came in to land amid fierce winds caused by Storm Francis.

weather records for England and Wales. Parts of the two UK states have been battered with strong gusts of over 70mph and heavy rain, with Met Office weather warnings to remain in place until Wednesday.

Storm Francis sweeps across the country. The B724 at Cummertrees, near Annan, is currently inaccessible to traffic.

Met Office has upgraded the Storm Francis weather warning to amber as it admits danger to life “is likely”. It upped the initial yellow warning to amber for much of Wales and large swathes of England.Forecasters said the main threat will be brutal 75mph gusts which could blow trees over and cause power cuts.

Wigan, on Tuesday evening. As Storm Francis batters the region, 'low lying land, roads and farmland' in the area could be at risk of flooding.The warning covers an area of Mosley Common Road and Worsley Business Park between 5.30pm and 7pm.With further rainfall predicted over the next 24 hours, the Environment Agency has warned that river levels in the area could reach as high as 1.1 metres.In a statement on its website, it added: "We are closely monitoring the situation.

Storm Francis is currently making its way over Scotland with heavy rainfall and high winds expected to batter the country. A yellow weather warning for rain has been put in force by the Met Office for large parts of the country between midnight today and 6am tomorrow.

Campers have been rescued, cars are stranded on submerged roads and homes have been swamped by floodwater as Storm Francis batters the UK with 70mph winds and a month's worth of rain.

hereForecasters say the rain and wind will continue into the evening, and persist through the first half of the night, but the rain will  gradually ease towards dawn.The conditions are down to a deep area of low pressure crossing the UK, bringing wind gusts of 60 mph and potentially 70 mph in exposed western locations, as well as heavy rain for many.Things are expected to improve by Wednesday, with early rain quickly dying out, leaving a mostly dry but cloudy morning with light winds.There will be a few sunny spells developing through the afternoon, with maximum temperatures of 17 °C.Heavy rain is expected to return later in the week however, along with scattered showers.Saturday though, is expected to be drier and  brighter but breezy.

flooding has been issued for Scotland as Storm Francis sweeps its way across the country.Up to 90mm of rain is set to fall, with gusts of 70mph predicted.The warning came into force at midnight and stays in place until 6am on Wednesday.Met Office forecasters say the 'bands of rain' will 'hang around for most of the day' north of the border.The warning covers southern Scotland and the central belt, with cites including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Stirling expected to be hit.Most of northern Scotland is not covered by the warning, but the storm could reach as far as Aberdeen.Northern Ireland is also expected to be battered by the worst of the storm, while a yellow warning for wind has been issued in England and Wales.The Met Office has

Storm Francis is set to batter the nation following three yellow weather warnings today. Although the Met Office had issued yellow weather warnings for the north, new warnings have been issued for south-west Scotland and Newcastle.

Storm Francis has brought gusts of more than 50mph overnight ahead of the wet and windy weather impacting vast swathes of the country on Tuesday.The heaviest of the rain is expected to fall across Northern Ireland and south-west Scotland with the Met Office warning of the potential for flooding and issuing a yellow warning.It said up to 90 mm of rain could fall while a yellow warning for wind is in place in Wales and most of England with gusts of up to 70mph predicted.Mount Batten, Plymouth, recorded gusts of 51mph overnight.Mace Head, in Co Galway on the west coast of Ireland also recorded gusts of 51mph on Tuesday morning, while 30.8 mm of rain fell between 5pm and 11pm in parts of Co Kerry.Fire crews were called to The Square in Bantry,

Storm Francis is set to batter the UK on Tuesday, bringing 70mph winds and up to three-and-a-half inches of rain.