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Double weather warning issued for Greater Manchester today

There are TWO warnings in place.

Daisy Jackson - 5th December 2024

Batten down the hatches everyone – the Met Office has issued TWO separate weather warnings for Greater Manchester over the coming hours.

The region is set to be battered by both heavy rain and strong winds at various points over the next day.

There’s a chance that the weather will cause some disruption to transport and a smaller chance of a loss of power.

Up first will come the rain, with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across Greater Manchester from 2pm.

The deluge, expected to be up to 20mm to 30mm in just a few hours, will last until 6pm, when the weather will ease to a light rain.

That weather warning covers all of Greater Manchester as well as Merseryside, Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire, with a chance of flooding.

The Met Office said: “A spell of heavy rain is likely during Thursday afternoon, clearing to the east through the early evening. 20 to 30 mm is likely to fall in just a few hours, bringing a risk of some surface water flooding and disruption to travel.

“The rain is also likely to be accompanied by gusty, perhaps briefly squally, winds.”

Then from 3pm today all the way through to 3am tomorrow, there’ll be strong winds battering a huge chunk of the UK.

The Met Office’s yellow weather warning for wind blankets everywhere from north Cornwall up to north west Scotland, including Greater Manchester and most of the west coast.

The weather service said: “Westerly or northwesterly winds will increase during Thursday afternoon and evening.

“Inland gusts of 40-50 mph are possible, with perhaps 60-70 mph along exposed coasts, especially through the North Channel and Irish Sea, causing some travel disruption.

“Strong gusts will also be associated with heavy, squally bursts of rain in places.”

Yellow warnings for wind and rain, in various combinations, will continue all the way through until Sunday.

During the day, Friday looks set to be fairly bright and calm for Greater Manchester, until heavy rain returns in the evening.

On Saturday the Met Office is forecasting heavy rain until late morning, with relatively strong winds.

And on Sunday, things should calm down, though a yellow weather warning for wind and rain remains in place until 6am for most of the UK.

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