Bristol weather: Met Office issues TWO new warnings ahead of heavy rain and strong winds
The Met Office has issued two new weather warnings for Bristol as Storm Eowyn approaches.
A yellow rain warning is now in place between 8am on Sunday, January 26 to 6am on Monday, January 27.
Spells of heavy rain may lead to some local flooding, the Met Office said.
It said: “A period of heavy rain is likely to affect central and southern England and much of Wales during Sunday morning followed by some heavy, thundery showers.
“Quite widely, 10-20 mm will fall, with locally nearer 30-50 mm over high ground, particularly over exposed south or southeast-facing upslopes.
“It's then possible that a further spell of heavy rain may develop and affect parts of England and Wales on Sunday evening, clearing early Monday and should this be the case a few places may see as much as 80 mm of rainfall in total.
“Given recent heavy rain, this extra rainfall could lead to some local surface water and river flooding.”
The new yellow wind warning covers 8am to 3pm on Sunday, with strong winds likely to cause some disruption.
The Met Office added: “A further period of strong south to southeasterly winds accompanied by some heavy rain is expected to move into the southwest on Sunday morning, then spread to other southern and western areas through the day.
“Winds are likely to gust 50 to 60 mph quite widely, and around some exposed coasts and hills gusts to 70 mph are possible.”
It follows a yellow wind warning already in place for Bristol until 5pm today (January 23).