Met Office weather warning issued for Hertfordshire

The forecaster says “strong winds and heavy rain potentially leading to some disruption” should be expected across most of England and Wales between 3pm on Friday and 6am Sunday.

There is a small chance of travel cancellations affecting roads, trains, air and ferry services, as well as potential for homes and businesses to be flooded.

In its warning this afternoon (December 4), the Met Office said: “A deep low may cross England and Wales from Friday afternoon, clearing to the east Saturday night. The low may bring a period of strong winds to much of the warning area, with some heavy rain likely to the north and west of the low centre, and some hill snow in the north (above about 200 metres).”

The Met Office weather warning covers England and Wales. (Image: Met Office) It added 15-25mm of rain “may fall quite widely, more particularly across central, northern and western parts of England and Wales, with exposed higher ground in the north and west (particularly parts of Wales, which are at greatest risk of seeing flooding impacts) perhaps locally seeing closer to 50-70mm.

“Winds may quite widely gust to around 40-50mph inland but locally could gust in excess of 60mph.”

There is also a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life, and a small chance that some roads and bridges could close.