Yellow Yellow warning of rain
Heavy rain brings a high likelihood of moderate impacts from surface water flooding.
In force until 11pm Sat 24 Oct (UK time). Issued 9:05am Sat 24 Oct by the Met Office.
What to expect
What should I do?
Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.
People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.
Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.
Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.
What should I do? See the Met Office warnings and advice. Met Office Weather Warnings © Crown Copyright 2026
Coverage shows valid readings received; the reporting interval is unknown, so a percentage is unavailable. Gaps may understate rainfall and are not treated as dry weather.
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Ribble Valley gets about 1,266 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 147 mm; driest April, 66 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 0.6 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Reference
HYRAIN_9acf2f871022ea72e4a8d1c9624d06d6c3b4ec92
Source
EA Hydrology archive
Coordinates
53.83019, -2.578843
County
Lancashire
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