MELTING MOMENT
A walker admires the overflow from Wet Sleddale reservoir following the recent snowmelt. The reservoir in the Lake District National Park can store 2,300 million litres of water. It was built in the 1960s for Manchester’s water supplies.
PARTS OF the UK are set to see heavy downpours in the coming days, with forecasters warning of potential flooding.
Up to two-and-a-half inches of rain could fall across large parts of western England and Wales from today until Wednesday.
The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning, saying to expect “heavy and prolonged” downpours with some snowmelt across hilly areas. The warning comes after parts of the UK saw between 1.5 inches and three inches of snow.
The Met Office forecasts that Yorkshire and the Humber will today see a cloudier day than yesterday, but with some sunny spells. Western parts of the region may see showers, before heavy rain is due tomorrow. River levels in York were yesterday already running high after last week’s snowfall. The yellow warning, which covers parts of north-west England and large swathes of Wales, states there could be a “danger to life” from possible “fast flowing or deep floodwater”.
Met Office forecaster Craig Snell said: “Up to 60mm of rain could be seen in the worst affected regions, with 200mm in the most hilly areas. This could cause some snowmelt flooding issues, so people are advised to be very careful when travelling to work.”