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Flood risk today

21 flood warnings Flooding is expected

157 flood alerts Flooding is possible

18 flood warnings removed in the last 24 hours

Updated at 7:49pm on 22 January 2026

Flood forecast for the next 5 days

Local inland flooding is probable today (Thursday) and expected on Friday and Saturday across parts of South West England. It is also possible more widely across parts of the North East of England, Midlands, South and South West of England on from today (Thursday) until Sunday.

Local coastal flooding is also possible around the south coast of England on Friday and Saturday, and possible but not expected around South and North East coasts of England today and Friday.

Land, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption.

Updated at 10:30am on 22 January 2026
Produced by the Met Office and Environment Agency

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