Forecasters warn year could end with yet more weather woe
ByThe Courier Reporter
THERE ARE warnings that an Atlantic storm could bring more heavy rain at the weekend.
A storm brewing in the Atlantic could mean the last weekend of one of the wettest years on record could be hit with up to 50mm of rain in some areas.
Paul Knightley, forecaster for MeteoGroup, said: “There is a big Atlantic storm winding itself up. The actual epicentre won’t be anywhere near us but it will have quite a lot of effect on our weekend.
“There will be pretty heavy rain on Saturday there could be 25mm to 50mm in Western areas on Friday and Saturday.
“There could be gales around the coastal areas of up to 50 to 55mph, maybe more in Northern Scotland.”
However, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has removed all its flood warnings.
The UK’s average rainfall in 2012, excluding December, was 1,202mm placing it 13th in the list of wettest years since records began in 1910.
The year 2000 remains the UK’s wettest year.
Forecasters warn year could end with yet more weather woe
