Real-time flood risk across England, Wales & Scotland
AI generated
Flood warnings
E&W England & Wales
Met Office warnings
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Flood Guidance Statement
Full statement
The overall flood risk for England and Wales is VERY LOW for the next five days.
Issued Fri 25 Sep, 10:30 BST
Rapid Flood Guidance
ViewIssued when flash flooding is considered likely within the next few hours.
Flood Outlook
ViewTidal Cycle
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Tap a gauge on the rain gauge map for a chart of hourly rainfall, with 15-minute detail a tap away and the wettest hour labelled. The controls along the bottom can now be tucked away to give the map more room, and a short guide shows how the time slider works.
Open the rain gauge mapA new page follows the latest briefing from start to finish: the gauges, radar, forecasts and flood guidance it reads, the maps it looks at, and the rules it writes to. It is linked from the foot of the briefing on the homepage.
Take a look behind the scenesThe overview page is tidier, with fewer controls and one link per card to the full view. The AI briefing's full text is now split into now, the last 24 hours and the next two days.
See the homepageThis application brings together real-time data from multiple sources to help you stay informed about weather and flood conditions across the UK.
Important
This application is unofficial and provided for informational, research, and analysis purposes only. Uptime, data completeness, and real-time accuracy are not guaranteed.
To avoid over-reliance during active weather or flood events, do not make safety-critical decisions using this tool. For official warnings and instructions, consult the primary public services directly:
Flood Guidance Statement / Rapid Flood Guidance: Flood Forecasting Centre (a partnership of the Met Office and Environment Agency). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood Outlook: Flood Forecasting Centre; issued approximately twice monthly for England & Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Live flood warnings: Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales (Wales), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Tidal predictions: National Tidal & Sea Level Facility (NTSLF), National Oceanography Centre (NOC), using Liverpool Gladstone Dock predictions.
Radar & satellite imagery: Met Office UK composite radar, British Crown copyright Met Office (CC BY-SA 4.0); contains modified EUMETSAT Meteosat data (CC BY 4.0), visible and infrared channels.
Surface pressure (MSLP): NOAA Global Forecast System (GFS), public domain, using early frames of successive model runs as a proxy analysis.
Rain gauge observations: Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and SEPA telemetry networks (15-minute totals), Open Government Licence v3.0.
24hr rainfall accumulation: Met Office UK composite radar, British Crown copyright Met Office (CC BY-SA 4.0).